Literary Culture and Translation: New Aspects of Comparative Literature Contributor(s): Figueira, Dorothy M. (Editor), Mohan, Chandra (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9384092738 ISBN-13: 9789384092733 Publisher: Primus Books OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Indic - Literary Criticism | Canadian - Literary Collections | Essays |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.50 lbs) 338 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This volume makes significant and fresh contributions to fields of comparative literature and translation which are assuming increasing importance and relevance in the realm of literary and cultural studies. Divided into four inter-related parts, it presents twenty-one seminal essays--written by distinguished scholars--with new aspects on comparative literature starting with the Sanskrit tradition and coming up to modern theoretical concerns, such as epistemological issues involved in cross-cultural comparative work and symbiosis of comparative literature and world literature. The book will be of interest to scholars and academics of Comparative Literature, Translation, Cultural and Interdisciplinary Studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Figueira, Dorothy M.: - Dorothy M. Figueira is Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia.Mohan, Chandra: - Chandra Mohan is currently General Secretary, Comparative Literature Association of India and Advisor, International Higher Education, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. |