The World Republic of Letters

副标题: , (Convergences: Inventories of the Present)

ISBN: 9780674013452

出版社: Harvard University Press

出版年: 2005-01-31

页数: 416

定价: USD 35.00

装帧: Hardcover

内容简介

The �world of letters� has always seemed a matter more of metaphor than of global reality. In this book, Pascale Casanova shows us the state of world literature behind the stylistic refinements� a world of letters relatively independent from economic and political realms, and in which language systems, aesthetic orders, and genres struggle for dominance. Rejecting facile talk of globalization, with its suggestion of a happy literary �melting pot,� Casanova exposes an emerging regime of inequality in the world of letters, where minor languages and literatures are subject to the invisible but implacable violence of their dominant counterparts. Inspired by the writings of Fernand Braudel and Pierre Bourdieu, this ambitious book develops the first systematic model for understanding the production, circulation, and valuing of literature worldwide. Casanova proposes a baseline from which we might measure the newness and modernity of the world of letters�the literary equivalent of the meridian at Greenwich. She argues for the importance of literary capital and its role in giving value and legitimacy to nations in their incessant struggle for international power. Within her overarching theory, Casanova locates three main periods in the genesis of world literature�Latin, French, and German�and closely examines three towering figures in the world republic of letters�Kafka, Joyce, and Faulkner. Her work provides a rich and surprising view of the political struggles of our modern world�one framed by sites of publication, circulation, translation, and efforts at literary annexation.

作者简介

帕斯卡尔 ?卡萨诺瓦(Pascale　Casanova)：法国巴黎艺术和语言研究中心研究员，本书在1999年出法文版，2005年出英文版，在西方学术界产生了重大影响。

译者

罗国祥：教授、博士生导师。武汉大学法国研究中心（教育部国别与区域研究基地）主任、《法国研究》杂志主编，武汉大学国际问题研究院副院长。

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