Five economies of world literature / Sandor Hites.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hites, Sándor, 1974- Author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in world literature.

Cambridge studies in world literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics in literature.

Literature, Modern--19th century--History and criticism.

Literature, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 281 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Five Economies of World Literature is a comprehensive revision of nineteenth-century conceptualizations of 'world literature' in view of their intersections with economic thought. The book demonstrates that with a routinized identification of world literature as the cultural manifestation of modern capitalism, recent discussions have lost sight of an important historical and conceptual dynamic. Based on reinterpretations of the work of Goethe, Thomas Carlyle, Fichte, Hug©đ von Meltzl, and Marx, the chapters center on five economic notions (free trade, the gift, central planning, protectionism, and common ownership) that have shaped the theory and praxis of transnational exchange. At a time of profound reconfigurations in global political, cultural, and economic landscapes, this analysis deepens our historical understanding of cross-cultural encounters and also offers a better grasp of many of our current concerns about the globalization of cultural production and consumption.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-009-65492-6

1-009-65490-X

1-009-65494-2

OCLC:

1570554870