World Literature Studies 2/2022: World Literature from the Perspective of “Small” Literatures

obalka s linkouRóbert Gáfrik
Miloš Zelenka
(eds.)

Over the past few decades, world literature has been conceived of as a canon or a system which texts enter through the “large” literatures written in hegemonic languages such as English. Texts from smaller literatures have to fulfill something extra in order to achieve the status of world literature. This concept presents world literature as a correlate of political and economic power. The current issue presents studies reflecting on the relation of ”small” literatures to world literature, while also raising epistemological and ethical questions.

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