Transformative fictions : world literature and personal change / Daniel Just.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Just, Daniel, 1974- author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

Series:

Routledge studies in comparative literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Central European literature--History and criticism.

Central European literature.

Central European literature--Psychological aspects.

Self-actualization (Psychology) in literature.

Inspiration in literature.

Regionalism in literature.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Comparative literature--Themes, motives.

Comparative literature.

Comparative literature--Study and teaching.

Literature and transnationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Contents:

Introduction: The world, the region, and the uses of literature

Milan Kundera and the transformative poetics of the novel

Speculative explorations : Milan Kundera's essays

Disruption and agitation in novels by Witold Gombrowicz

Witold Gombrowicz's autobiographical provocations

Bohumil Hrabal, literary narrative, and adaptive change

Strategic self-stylizations : Bohumil Hrabal's autofictions and essays

Conclusion: World literature, literacy, and new geographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 19, 2022).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Just, Daniel, 1974- Transformative fictions

ISBN:

9781003299585

100329958X

9781000608007

100060800X

9781000607987

1000607984

Publisher Number:

40031366640

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.