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World literature decentered : beyond the "West" through Turkey, Mexico and Bengal / Ian Almond, Georgetown University in Qatar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Almond, Ian, 1969- author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in comparative literature.
- Routledge studies in comparative literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comparative literature--Themes, motives.
- Comparative literature.
- Mexican literature--History and criticism.
- Mexican literature.
- Turkish literature--History and criticism.
- Turkish literature.
- Bengali literature--History and criticism.
- Bengali literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York ; London : Routledge, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Looking at a series of themes across three literatures (Mexico, Turkey and Bengal), the book examines hotels, melancholy, orientalism, femicide and the ghost story in a series of literary traditions outside the 'West'"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The ghost story: Hayalet, Fantasma, Bhut
- The hotel narrative: Anayurt, Shahjahan, Isabel
- Femicide narratives: Mujer, Mohila, Kadın
- Re-telling myth: Mito, Katha, Efsane
- Melancholy: Melancolía, Monomora, Hüzün
- The Orient: Şark, Prachi, Oriente.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-00-313697-4
- 1-003-13697-4
- 1-000-40710-1
- 9781003136972
- OCLC:
- 1255233210
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