{"product_id":"against-world-literature-on-the-politics-of-untranslatability-paperback","title":"Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Apter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgainst World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability\u003c\/i\u003e argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large-scale paradigms of literary studies ignore the politics of the \"Untranslatable\"--the realm of those words that are continually retranslated, mistranslated, transferred from language to language, or especially resistant to substitution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the place of \"World Literature\"--a dominant paradigm in the humanities, one grounded in market-driven notions of readability and universal appeal--Apter proposes a plurality of \"world literatures\" oriented around philosophical concepts and geopolitical pressure points. The history and theory of the language that constructs World Literature is critically examined with a special focus on \u003ci\u003eWeltliteratur\u003c\/i\u003e, literary world systems, narrative ecosystems, language borders and checkpoints, theologies of translation, and planetary devolution in a book set to revolutionize the discipline of comparative literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Apter \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Comparative Literature and French at New York University. Her published works include \u003ci\u003eThe Translation Zone: A New Comparative Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eContinental Drift: From National Characters to Subjects.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759178711328,"sku":"9781844679706","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/50d4f85880f96da4b7366692cc18ecaa.webp?v=1780144469","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/against-world-literature-on-the-politics-of-untranslatability-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}