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38 - The Anthology as the Canon of World Literature

from Part VII - Scales, Polysystems, Canons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 August 2021

By
Ankhi Mukherjee
Edited by
Debjani Ganguly
Debjani Ganguly
Affiliation:
University of Virginia
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Summary

Taking the six-volume Longman Anthology of World Literature as an exemplary instance of the canonisation of world literature, this chapter examines the portability of world thoughts through the medium of the anthology piece. Framing the discussion with definitions of canon and anthology, it focuses on the twentieth-century volume of the Longman Anthology to understand world literature's negotiation of the universal and the particular. With the help of examples drawn from the literary works showcased in volume F, the chapter offers an overview of debates in the field of world literary studies around questions of translatability, literary comparatism, the public value of arts and letters, and the language of literature as a mode of cross-cultural contact.

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anthologycanoncurriculumpublic valueglobal vernacular
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The Cambridge History of World Literature , pp. 749 - 764
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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