{"product_id":"against-world-literature-on-the-politics-of-untranslatability-9781844679706","title":"Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability","description":"\u003ci\u003eAgainst World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability\u003c\/i\u003e argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large-scale paradigms of literary studies ignore the politics of the \"Untranslatable\"--the realm of those words that are continually retranslated, mistranslated, transferred from language to language, or especially resistant to substitution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the place of \"World Literature\"--a dominant paradigm in the humanities, one grounded in market-driven notions of readability and universal appeal--Apter proposes a plurality of \"world literatures\" oriented around philosophical concepts and geopolitical pressure points. The history and theory of the language that constructs World Literature is critically examined with a special focus on \u003ci\u003eWeltliteratur\u003c\/i\u003e, literary world systems, narrative ecosystems, language borders and checkpoints, theologies of translation, and planetary devolution in a book set to revolutionize the discipline of comparative literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Apter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844679706","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42440629747849,"sku":"9781844679706","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_80e590f6-b081-44f8-b941-b24e8708a5cd.jpg?v=1715843579","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/against-world-literature-on-the-politics-of-untranslatability-9781844679706","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}