Colonialism, World Literature, and the Making of the Modern Culture of Letters, Hardback/***

This book offers an account of how the modern idea of the literary emerged, through the colonial archives. Situated at the cusp of postcolonialism and world literature, it offers a multilingual, multicultural, and comparative account of how literature became one of the most powerful cultural expressions of modernity. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Baidik (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies) Bhattacharya Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 302 Collection: Cambridge Studies in World Literature Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 235 x 162 x 23 Cover type: Hardback