World Literature After Empire

Rethinking Universality in the Long Cold War

Pieter Vanhove

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English

Routledge
31 May 2023

Literature: history & criticism; Literary studies: post-colonial literature; Humanities; Colonialism & imperialism; Cultural studies; Politics & government

Series: Routledge Studies in Comparative Literature

"This book makes the case that the idea of a ""world"" in the cultural and philosophical sense is not an exclusively Western phenomenon. During the Cold War and in the wake of decolonization a plethora of historical attempts were made to reinvent the notions of world literature, world art, and philosophical universality from an anticolonial perspective. Contributing to recent debates on world literature, the postcolonial, and translatability, the book presents a series of interdisciplinary and multilingual case studies spanning Europe, the United States, and China. The case studies illustrate how individual anti-imperialist writers and artists set out to remake the conception of the world in their own image by offering a different perspective centered on questions of race, gender, sexuality, global inequality, and class. The book also discusses how international cultural organizations like the Afro-Asian Writers’ Bureau, UNESCO, and PEN International attempted to shape this debate across Cold War divides."

By: Pieter Vanhove
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032044569
ISBN 10: 103204456X
Series: Routledge Studies in Comparative Literature
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 31 May 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pieter Vanhove is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Languages and Cultures at Lancaster University. He holds a Ph.D. in Italian and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. Pieter’s publications include articles in Critical Asian Studies, estetica: studi e ricerche, Senses of Cinema, and Studi pasoliniani.