This document provides an overview of the theories and models surrounding the study of world literature. It discusses the origins of world literature dating back to Goethe in the 19th century and the many intellectuals who have attempted to define the term. The document then examines several influential theories on what constitutes world literature, including views that it involves the circulation of texts beyond borders, the global literary market, or interconnection of humanity. It also notes limitations in achieving a unified definition and challenges like the dominance of Western literature. Translation is highlighted as playing a key role in the circulation of world texts.
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This document provides an overview of theories and models of world literature. It discusses how scholars like Goethe, Tagore, Marx, and others contributed different perspectives on defining world literature. It also examines challenges like the dominance of English and a few Western languages that has limited world literature's scope. Theories have focused on circulation and reception of texts internationally through translation as a key criteria for a work to be considered world literature. However, the definition remains complex with no consensus on what constitutes world literature.
World literature was traditionally defined as European masterpieces but now includes a broader global perspective. The book What Is World Literature? by David Damrosch examines how the definition and understanding of world literature has changed as works circulate between cultures and languages. Damrosch argues that world literature includes works that gain new meaning and popularity through translation. The concept of world literature has evolved over time from referring mainly to European works to encompassing literature from all time periods and cultures that reaches a global audience.
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Abstract
There have been various definitions of comparative literature, which greatly varies from one scholar to another, but they all agree that it is one of the most modern literary sciences. Throughout the past two decades, new critical theories, such as gender-based criticism, translation studies, deconstruction and Orientalism, have changed approaches to literature and accordingly have had a profound impact on the work of the comparatists.
Sooner or later, anyone who claims to be working in comparative literature has to try and answer the inevitable question : What is it ? The simplest answer is that comparative literature involves the study of texts across cultures, that it is interdisciplinary and that it is concerned with patterns of connection in literature across both time and space.( Bassnett, p.1). "Everywhere there is connection, everywhere there is illustration," as Matthew Arnold puts it. According to Susan Bassnett, everybody who is interested in books is on the path to comparative literature.
Key Arguments
A comparative analysis you should have already read for different prominent writer for instance Chaucer, Shakespeare, Baudelaire, Poe, Joyce.
●Comparative Literature revolves around the study of literature outside the borders of one particular culture, the study of relations between literature on the one hand and other areas of human expression such as philosophy on the other hand. Critics have also related it to history as it examines the convergence (junction) of different literatures and its historical aspects of influence, considering that Comparative Literature is the essence of the history of literature, beyond the scope of one culture or language
●Another arguments is there west students of 1960 claimed that comparative literature could be put in single boundaries for comparative literature study, but she says that there is no particular method used for claiming.
●Critics at the end of the twentieth century, in the age of postmodernism, still wrestle with the same questions that were posed more than a century ago :
What is the object of the study in comparative literature?
How can comparison be the objective of anything?
If individual literatures have canon, what might a comparative canon be?
How can be comparatist select what to compare ?
Is comparative literature a discipline? Or is it simply a field of study ?
Introduction: What is comparative Literature Today ?
Susan Bassnett says that most of the people do not start with comparative literature but they end up with it in some way or other. Generally, we, first start reading the text and then we arrive at comparison. I mean to say, we start comparing that text with another that has similarities and dissimilarities. Comparative Literature emerged in 19th century. Comparative Literature is different from national literature, general literature and world literature. It was begun as “Literature Compare” in 1860 in Germany.
Susan Bassnett describes how comparative literature has evolved over time. It challenges Eurocentric approaches and embraces more inclusive understanding of diverse literatures. Bassnett reviews comparative literature in the 1990s, noting how developments in critical theory have impacted the field. She views translation as crucial for cross-cultural understanding and questions comparative literature's current state and future. Bassnett argues the field must adapt to new technologies and globalization while resisting cultural homogenization by promoting nuanced understanding of different literary traditions.
The document discusses the key differences between literary criticism and literary theory. Literary criticism involves the practical study and interpretation of specific literary works, while literary theory is a more general and systematic study of the nature of literature and methods of analyzing it. The document also outlines some of the major cultural movements in the West that shaped approaches to literature, including the Renaissance, Enlightenment, Modernism, and Postmodernism. Different schools of literary theory may interpret the same text in different and sometimes conflicting ways based on their perspectives and commitments.
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World Literature in the Age of Globalization: Reflections on an Anthology
Author(s): Waïl S. Hassan
Source: College English , Sep., 2000, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Sep., 2000), pp. 38-47
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
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World Literature in the Age
of Globalization: Reflections
on an Anthology
Wa'il S. Hassan
ince the early nineteenth century, Weltliteratur (world literature) has been one
of the great Western humanistic ideas. Like many such ideas, it has both re-
produced and reinforced a specifically Western worldview. For a long time,
"world literature" was synonymous with European literature, but with the vig-
orous interrogation from a number of perspectives of the primacy of the Western
canon, the rise to global celebrity of scores of non-Western writers (including several
Nobel laureates and others equally canonized by the Western literary-critical estab-
lishment), and the increasing availability of English translations, the teacher of a world
literature course today faces an unprecedented abundance of texts from which to
choose. Yet this situation is fraught with difficulties of its own, for even as the "glob-
alization of literary studies" emerges as the topic of the hour, the selective inclusion
of non-Western texts in critical and pedagogical cadres often reveals new configura-
tions of power and domination. I shall be arguing in this essay that the pedagogical
application of the concept of "world literature" in the United States since WWII has
developed in step with the political, economic, and strategic remapping of global re-
lations, sometimes in subtle ways that tend to mask its affiliations with power.
The globalization of literary studies is articulated in several interrelated domains-
critical, curricular, pedagogical-all of which I cannot adequately address within the
scope of this essay. I would like, however, to limit my discussion to one aspect of ped-
agogy, namely the evolution of the single most authoritative and widely used text-
book in world literature courses in the United States, The Norton Anthology of World
M.
An Overview Of The World Literature Theories And ModelsErin Taylor
This document provides an overview of theories and models of world literature. It discusses how scholars like Goethe, Tagore, Marx, and others contributed different perspectives on defining world literature. It also examines challenges like the dominance of English and a few Western languages that has limited world literature's scope. Theories have focused on circulation and reception of texts internationally through translation as a key criteria for a work to be considered world literature. However, the definition remains complex with no consensus on what constitutes world literature.
World literature was traditionally defined as European masterpieces but now includes a broader global perspective. The book What Is World Literature? by David Damrosch examines how the definition and understanding of world literature has changed as works circulate between cultures and languages. Damrosch argues that world literature includes works that gain new meaning and popularity through translation. The concept of world literature has evolved over time from referring mainly to European works to encompassing literature from all time periods and cultures that reaches a global audience.
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Abstract
There have been various definitions of comparative literature, which greatly varies from one scholar to another, but they all agree that it is one of the most modern literary sciences. Throughout the past two decades, new critical theories, such as gender-based criticism, translation studies, deconstruction and Orientalism, have changed approaches to literature and accordingly have had a profound impact on the work of the comparatists.
Sooner or later, anyone who claims to be working in comparative literature has to try and answer the inevitable question : What is it ? The simplest answer is that comparative literature involves the study of texts across cultures, that it is interdisciplinary and that it is concerned with patterns of connection in literature across both time and space.( Bassnett, p.1). "Everywhere there is connection, everywhere there is illustration," as Matthew Arnold puts it. According to Susan Bassnett, everybody who is interested in books is on the path to comparative literature.
Key Arguments
A comparative analysis you should have already read for different prominent writer for instance Chaucer, Shakespeare, Baudelaire, Poe, Joyce.
●Comparative Literature revolves around the study of literature outside the borders of one particular culture, the study of relations between literature on the one hand and other areas of human expression such as philosophy on the other hand. Critics have also related it to history as it examines the convergence (junction) of different literatures and its historical aspects of influence, considering that Comparative Literature is the essence of the history of literature, beyond the scope of one culture or language
●Another arguments is there west students of 1960 claimed that comparative literature could be put in single boundaries for comparative literature study, but she says that there is no particular method used for claiming.
●Critics at the end of the twentieth century, in the age of postmodernism, still wrestle with the same questions that were posed more than a century ago :
What is the object of the study in comparative literature?
How can comparison be the objective of anything?
If individual literatures have canon, what might a comparative canon be?
How can be comparatist select what to compare ?
Is comparative literature a discipline? Or is it simply a field of study ?
Introduction: What is comparative Literature Today ?
Susan Bassnett says that most of the people do not start with comparative literature but they end up with it in some way or other. Generally, we, first start reading the text and then we arrive at comparison. I mean to say, we start comparing that text with another that has similarities and dissimilarities. Comparative Literature emerged in 19th century. Comparative Literature is different from national literature, general literature and world literature. It was begun as “Literature Compare” in 1860 in Germany.
Susan Bassnett describes how comparative literature has evolved over time. It challenges Eurocentric approaches and embraces more inclusive understanding of diverse literatures. Bassnett reviews comparative literature in the 1990s, noting how developments in critical theory have impacted the field. She views translation as crucial for cross-cultural understanding and questions comparative literature's current state and future. Bassnett argues the field must adapt to new technologies and globalization while resisting cultural homogenization by promoting nuanced understanding of different literary traditions.
The document discusses the key differences between literary criticism and literary theory. Literary criticism involves the practical study and interpretation of specific literary works, while literary theory is a more general and systematic study of the nature of literature and methods of analyzing it. The document also outlines some of the major cultural movements in the West that shaped approaches to literature, including the Renaissance, Enlightenment, Modernism, and Postmodernism. Different schools of literary theory may interpret the same text in different and sometimes conflicting ways based on their perspectives and commitments.
World Literature in the Age of Globalization Reflections on a.docxtroutmanboris
World Literature in the Age of Globalization: Reflections on an Anthology
Author(s): Waïl S. Hassan
Source: College English , Sep., 2000, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Sep., 2000), pp. 38-47
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/379030
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World Literature in the Age
of Globalization: Reflections
on an Anthology
Wa'il S. Hassan
ince the early nineteenth century, Weltliteratur (world literature) has been one
of the great Western humanistic ideas. Like many such ideas, it has both re-
produced and reinforced a specifically Western worldview. For a long time,
"world literature" was synonymous with European literature, but with the vig-
orous interrogation from a number of perspectives of the primacy of the Western
canon, the rise to global celebrity of scores of non-Western writers (including several
Nobel laureates and others equally canonized by the Western literary-critical estab-
lishment), and the increasing availability of English translations, the teacher of a world
literature course today faces an unprecedented abundance of texts from which to
choose. Yet this situation is fraught with difficulties of its own, for even as the "glob-
alization of literary studies" emerges as the topic of the hour, the selective inclusion
of non-Western texts in critical and pedagogical cadres often reveals new configura-
tions of power and domination. I shall be arguing in this essay that the pedagogical
application of the concept of "world literature" in the United States since WWII has
developed in step with the political, economic, and strategic remapping of global re-
lations, sometimes in subtle ways that tend to mask its affiliations with power.
The globalization of literary studies is articulated in several interrelated domains-
critical, curricular, pedagogical-all of which I cannot adequately address within the
scope of this essay. I would like, however, to limit my discussion to one aspect of ped-
agogy, namely the evolution of the single most authoritative and widely used text-
book in world literature courses in the United States, The Norton Anthology of World
M.
Introduction what is comparative literature today (1)Riddhi Bhatt
Comparative Literature: A Critical Introduction by Susan Bassnett
The document discusses the evolving field of comparative literature. It defines comparative literature as the interdisciplinary study of literature across cultures, concerned with connections between texts over time and space. New critical theories like translation studies, gender studies, and postcolonialism have impacted the approach of comparatists. While comparative literature was once dominated by Eurocentric perspectives focusing on universalism, postcolonial scholars turned to assertions of national and cultural identity. Today, comparative literature grapples with defining its objectives and methods as cultural globalization challenges traditional boundaries. Translation studies, as a related but growing field, examines how translation shapes cultural change and is important for understanding periods of cultural upheaval
What is Comparative Literature Today? - Article by Susan BassnettHetalPathak10
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Introduction : What is comparative literature today -JigneshPanchasara
Susan Bassnett's text discusses the evolving field of comparative literature. It notes that comparative literature involves studying connections between texts across cultures, languages and time periods. However, the definition and goals of comparative literature have shifted with the emergence of new theories like postcolonialism and developments in translation studies. Some argue comparative literature is not a single discipline but a broad field of interconnected study. Overall, the text examines how comparative literature has adapted to changes in literary criticism and globalization.
This presentation gives introductory information regarding whar is comparative studies, what and how to compare along with case study on Comparative studies.
This document provides an overview of progressivism, modernism, and their influence on Urdu literature in comparison to influences from Western modernism. It discusses how the Progressive Writers' Movement in the 1930s-40s addressed issues like poverty, hunger and political oppression but later stagnated. Modernism emerged subsequently and was influenced by translations of Western works. Key modern Urdu writers incorporated ideas from writers like Chekhov, Mann and explored psychological themes. The document also analyzes major trends in Urdu poetry in the 20th century, noting some poets were directly influenced by Western modernists like T.S. Eliot in experimenting with form and addressing themes of alienation.
This course provides an overview of modern literary theories and methodologies. It will familiarize students with major questions and debates in literary studies from the 19th century onward. Students will gain understanding of theoretical paradigms like New Criticism, structuralism, reader-response theory, post-structuralism, psychoanalysis, historicisms, feminism, and post-colonial studies. They will learn to analyze literature through these theoretical lenses and apply concepts in close readings. The course aims to help students appreciate the relevance of theory to literary analysis and discussion.
One of the most influential literary critical movements of the 20th century. Speaking very generally, Russian Formalism as a critical movement was interested in identifying the specific quality of language use that separated the literary text from the non-literary text. Their approach was scientific inasmuch as they thought it was possible to establish what it is precisely that distinguishes ordinary usages of language from the poetic. Unlike the later post-structuralists, the Russian Formalists treated poetry as an autonomous form of discourse that was distinct from all other forms of discourse. They referred to this difference in qualitative terms as literaturnost (literariness) and sought to quantify (i.e. formalize) it by means of their theory of ostranenie (estrangement), which simply put is the process of making the already familiar seem unfamiliar or strange, thereby awakening in us a heightened state of perception.
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This document provides an overview of comparative literature as a discipline. It discusses several key points:
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2. There are various definitions of comparative literature provided, including that it is the study of literature without borders, and the comparison of one literature with another and with other human experiences.
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Postcolonial literature is the literature by people from formerly colonized countries. It exists on all continents except Antarctica. Postcolonial literature often addresses the problems and consequences of the decolonization of a country, especially questions relating to the political and cultural independence of formerly subjugated people, and themes such as racialism and colonialism. A range of literary theory has evolved around the subject. It addresses the role of literature in perpetuating and challenging what postcolonial critic Edward Said refers to as cultural imperialism. Migrant literature and postcolonial literature show some considerable overlap. However, not all migration takes place in a colonial setting, and not all postcolonial literature deals with migration. A question of current debate is the extent to which postcolonial theory also speaks to migration literature in non colonial settings. One of the key issues is the superiority inferiority of Indian Writing in English IWE as opposed to the literary production in the various languages of India. Key polar concepts bandied in this context are superficial authentic, imitative creative, shallow deep, critical uncritical, elitist parochial and so on. The views of Salman Rushdie and Amit Chaudhuri expressed through their books The Vintage Book of Indian Writing and The Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature respectively essentialise this battle. Rushdies statement in his book – the ironic proposition that Indias best writing since independence may have been done in the language of the departed imperialists is simply too much for some folks to bear – created a lot of resentment among many writers, including writers in English. In his book, Amit Chaudhuri questions – Can it be true that Indian writing, that endlessly rich, complex and problematic entity, is to be represented by a handful of writers who write in English, who live in England or America and whom one might have met at a party. Dr. Janmejay Kumar Tiwari "Postcoloniality of Indian Poetics: A Critical Analysis" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-6 , October 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd51841.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/51841/postcoloniality-of-indian-poetics-a-critical-analysis/dr-janmejay-kumar-tiwari
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A Review Of World Literature Theories And Models
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A Review of World Literature:
Theories and Models
Sonali Ganguly
Research Scholar, International Institute of
Information Technology, Bhubaneswar
Dr. Lipika Das
Supervisor IIIT, Bhubaneswar
Abstract
This paper intends to project, a brief critical overview of the existing theories and trends in the
study of world literature. It begins with the emphasis on the origin and gradual evolution of the
term world literature and its journey to become a discipline in the literary studies. The paper
is broadly divided into two segments. The initial part would deal with the theories generated
by the experts followed by the counter-arguments, challenges, and limitations associated with
world literature. I would also attempt to demonstrate the plurality in dening world literature,
and the last segment of the paper would interrogate the concept of world literature through an
Indian literary perspective.
Keywords: World Literature, Indian Literature, Translation, world literary market, Circulation,
Reception
Introduction
World literature (W.L) as a discipline has received a signicant
momentum since the19th century. The long list of intellectuals and scholars
from almost every corner of the world, starting from Goethe to Damrosch,
Casanova to Gayatri Spivak and Milan Kundera have not only projected
their respective views to dene this new discipline but also broadened the
dimensionofworldliterature.Thesediscussionsre-framedtheideaofnational
literature and world literature. The origin of world literature can be traced
back to Weimar, a small town in Germany, 1827. Goethe’s proclamation
“The epoch of world literature is at hand, and each of us must work to
hasten its approach” (Goethe, 19) announced a new beginning in the eld of
comparative literature and the perspective towards the world literary texts.
This proclamation hasn’t only opened the doorforseveral interpretations,
but also made the intellectuals and scholars to hasten the task of dening
world literature and giving it a proper shape for better understanding.
The attempt to dene world literature ultimately ended with the formulation
of several theories. The worldwide circulation and the reception of literary
texts demanded a better understanding of the term world literature as it has
left the world perplexed with the evolving avatars such as Bishwa Sahitya
in Bangla Mirovania litera tu ra in Russian, Dunya edebiyati in Turkish
Sekai, Bungaku in Japanese, literatura mundial in French, Shijie de wenxue
in Chinese and World Literature in English.
OPEN ACCESS
Volume : 6
Issue : 3
Month : June
Year: 2018
ISSN: 2320-2645
Received:
02.04.2018
Accepted:
14.06.2018
Published:
26.06.2018
Citation:
Ganguly, S., & Das,
L. (2018). A Review
of World Literature:
Theories and Models.
Shanlax International
Journal of English, 6(3),
6–12.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/
zenodo.1298596
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The quest to search the answer to the question
‘what is world literature’ found the scholars in the
midst of unending theories, all making an endless
effort to dene world literature. Is it the total of all
the national literature? Or quintessential literature
of the modern times? Is it the study of the way in
which cultures recognize themselves through their
projection of otherness (Homi Bhabha) or it is the
autobiography of civilizations (Richard Moulton).
Does world literature involve the circulation and
reception of the literary texts beyond their boundaries
of origin (Damrosch) or it refers to the global market
where the nations bring their intellectual treasures for
exchange? (Fritz Strich). Is it the interconnectivity of
the entire humanity (Tagore) or merely the collection
of western masterpieces (Mathew Arnold). The
denition of W.L. may be one of the above or the
combination of all. Whatever might be the denition,
but the common feature it highlights is its vastness
and a broader perspective to include the national and
regional literature within its frame.
Origin, Evolution, and Limitations of World
Literature
Goethe and Tagore envisioned the possibility
of world literature (W.L) when the concept of
world literature was not ourished completely.
Goethe’s (1827) view that national literature
doesn’t have any meaning now doesn’t indicate the
culmination of national literature rather it referred
to the meaninglessness of restricting literature
within a national boundary. It indicated the advent
of world literature. Goethe probably had foreseen
that the author’s recognition in his nation won’t
matter anymore as the reception in the whole world
through the literary exchange and translation would
earn him and his work the deserving position in the
world literature. He also predicted about the global
circulation and reception of literature that “the work
that appeals to the masses would enjoy limitless
expansion.” In this context, another pioneer of
world literature, Rabindranath Tagore considered
time as the best judge. The literature that doesn’t
resist the test of time (Mahakaal) would wither
automatically. He advocated world literature, not
as Tulnatmak Sahitya rather as Vishwa Sahitya.
In the words of the bard, “Literature is not the
mere total of works composed of different hands.”
He conceptualized W.L. as a master mansion without
a planned structure. The master builders (authors)
contribute to the continuous process of mansion
building through their work where time plays the
role of the testier (Tagore, 55). After Goethe, it
was Friedrich Angles, and Karl Marx (1848) gave
a stunning remark about the bourgeois domination
over the world market. Referring to literature, they
stated, “the National one-sidedness and narrow-
mindedness become increasingly impossible, and
from the numerous national and local literature there
arises a world literature. The emergence of the world
market is the by-product of European colonialism
which complicates the idea of world literature;
implicitly indicating the extension of colonialism.
The Communist Manifesto aspired to be a model of
world literature and in this process got translated into
six languages such as English, French, Germany,
Italian, Flemish, and Dutch. The concept of the
world literary network was also emphasized by
Fritz Strich in his attempt to dene world literature.
He stated, “World Literature is a network having
fundamental economic character serving to promote
trafc in ideas between people, a literary market to
which the nations bring their intellectual treasures for
exchange.” Hugo Multzl, (1877) one of the theorists
of world literature perceived W.L. as an ‘unattainable
ideal.’ He questioned the misunderstanding of
the concept of world literature by the world and
condemned the childlike demand of the nations for
their world literature. He asserted that this conception
of every nation to insist on monoglottism and the
desire to prove the supremacy of their language
would ultimately end up with futile attempts.
He insisted upon the adherence to the two principals,
i.e., translation and polyglottism (Meltzl 39).
His journal ‘Acta,’ the rst journal of comparative
literature considers ten working languages such as
German, Spanish, French, English, Italian, Dutch,
Swedish, Icelandic and Hungarian. He believed
that comparison is possible only in the availability
of the object in the original form. The non-western
languages didn’t receive a place in his principle of
polyglottism to which he stated, “its possibility is
only when the Asian literature will nally accept our
alphabet.” The mutual acceptance and tolerance for
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each other can only enrich world literature was the
opinion of Goethe. We nd, one section of the world
remained alienated and struggled to cope up with the
European languages in the race of acquiring world
literary space.How can theconcept ofworld literature
be justied until there is a unication of literature
from across the world irrespective of language
and culture? The Chinese scholar, Zheng Zhenduo
(1922), also emphasized the need for the global unity
of literature in spite of differences between literature
arising from the locality, nationality, period, and style
to make it world literature. The partial attainment of
world literature is reected in the work of Pascale
Casanova (2005) as she pointed out that the literary
pieces get access to international reception through
a wide network controlled by Western Europe
(France, Great Britain, USA). She emphasized the
need to modify the instruments to measure, analyze,
understand and compare text. World literature is not
the total of the world’s literary production rather a
world-system within which literature is produced
and circulated (Alexander Beecroft, 2008).
It was Franco Moretti, the Stanford world
literature expert, who perceived world literature to be
a unied but unequal system, which contradicts the
equal Weltliteratur that Goethe wished for and Marx
prophesied. He, further, considered world literature
as a problem that demands a new critical method, a
new hypothesis. He generated the scientic approach
of studying World literature, i.e., to perceive it as a
problem that demands a new critical method, a new
hypothesis where Distant reading can serve as a tool
to survey the world literary system. Moretti (2003).
Later, the term ‘world literature’ received a clear
picture in the work of one of the leading proponents
of world literature, David Damrosch. In his book,
What is World Literature, he has attempted to give
clarity to the concept of W.L. “All literary works
that circulate beyond their culture of origin either in
translation or the original language.” In this aspect,
we see the Nobel Prize-winning literary pieces that
receive proper circulation. The Nobel Prize becomes
instrumental in providing the world stature to the
literary text which gets translated rapidly. He was
not even blind towards the fact that many quality
literary works don’t get translated and are deprived
of getting circulated across borders. There are
instances of writers such as Sandipan Chattopadhaya
and Kamal Chakraborty, who even after receiving
the vernacular literary award such as Bamkim
Puraskar doesn’t get the sanction of the English
translation. He believed that the world literature is
still not completely global. It has remained conned
to a specic small canon. It raises the question that
how can world literature justify the term ‘world’
when it includes only the western production of
literary texts. The word ‘world’ in the term ‘world
literature’ has lost its essence under the subjugation
of the elite forces as perfectly identied by Martin
Puchner. He considered the cosmopolitan center as
a magnet that attracts everything and the world in
the process of moving towards it get ltered through
the hegemonic culture. The world cannot remain
conned to a region or a continent as a dominant
force in evaluating the truth to give them entry into
the world forum.
Everynationattemptstovisualizeandcomprehend
world literature in their way complicating the issue,
raising the question of their space in the world forum.
As Bharati Tiwari questioned- “what literature
from India would enter the tradition of W.L?” the
question that demands attention is how does India
perceive world Literature? What criteria do the
Indian Literary texts follow to enter the world forum?
Damrosch answered to this puzzle in his book ‘What
is world literature’ that every literary work enters
to the world literature by traveling abroad through
translation. He further stated that as criteria to enter
into the world forum, the literary works can either
be a classic, masterpiece or window on the world.
The selection of the literary texts for the anthology
of world literature is made on this basis.
Wang Ning, a prominent Chinese anthologist,
and translator in one of his interviews in Shanghai
spoke about the important criteria for considering a
literary work as world literature. First, the literary
text must have traveled beyond the boundary of
nations, countries, and languages and must have
gone through translation. 1001 Nights can be the
best example which has been translated into several
languages and has been read almost worldwide,
especially the stories such as – Ali Baba, Aladdin,
Adventures of Sindbad, and The Thief of Bagdad.
Authors such as Orhan Pamuk can also be one who
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qualies this criterion having been translated into
50 world languages. The second criterion is linked
with the anthologization of the world literary texts.
It must be included in some anthology as people
turn to the anthologies as the trusted collection of
world literature. Anthologizing world literary texts
are an attempt to place the deserving texts in the
world forum, unveiling the existing classics which
didn’t receive attention for long and were almost
left forlorn. Damrosch is instrumental in taking this
initiative where the books are chosen across the
globe consisting different cultures. Anthologizing
the masterpieces such as ‘The Tale of Genji’, and
‘The epic of Gilgamesh’ as the modern masterpieces
of World literature has not only exposed the world to
the oldest masterpieces, but also projected the power
of literature to capture complex emotions, reshape
the history of the civilization. 1001 Nights proved
to be the most circulated literary pieces, but hardly
received any literary value in its place of origin.
The World’s Classics anthology and the
Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century
supported the existing Eurocentric perspective in
dealing with the world literature. The Encyclopedia
contains 131 nationalities and cultural groups, 9
entries are Scottish and 138 are English. China, the
most populous country on earth and being one of its
oldest cultures, holds 28 entries. India, the second
most populated one has 32 entries.
This stands in contrast to Sweden’s 37. Indonesia,
the fourth most populous nation, has 4 whereas
the USA is represented with 261 listings. Norton
Anthology of World Literature, Anthology of the
Masterpieces of World literature and Longman
Anthology of World literature are some of the notable
attempts to place the literature of the world in the
world forum. Thirdly, expansion of the reachability
of the literary works among ordinary readers would
make it the inheritance of different generations of
writers. The literary works which have remained
unnoticed, so far need to be referred to the university
curriculum or by the academicians to increase their
appreciation by the educated masses. The expansion
of the reader’s horizon would expose them to the
different literature across the world.
The world literature experts such as David
Damrosch, Martin Pucher, Wang Ning are involved
in anthologizing the world literary pieces so that the
long-marginalized literature across the world could
be given their deserving position. Damrosch stated
in one of his interviews they have attempted to
overcome the Eurocentric perspective while choosing
the texts from the literature across the world for the
anthology of world literature. The horizon has been
extended from the Indian Epics to The Tale of Genji,
The Epic of Gilgamesh and Don Quoxoti. Every
nation demands its recognition in the world literary
market, resulting in the occasional clash between the
regional, national and world literature.
The restricted scope of world literature is
exhibited by Damrosch in his work when it comes
to the reception of the world texts. In the words of
Damrosch “Reception of a text depends on American
interests and needs than with a genuine openness
to other culture.” The literary pieces get access to
the international reception through a wide network
controlled by France, Britain and United States. The
reception is also dependent upon a wide circulation
of the texts through translation and the rate of
readership it earns.
Translation in World Literature
Translation receives a prominent role in the
circulation of world literary texts. It serves to
assemble a fragmentary world. Susan Bassnett has
a remarkable contribution in the eld of translation
studies. She focused on the essential role of a
translator in establishing a link between the author
and new target readers. She further stated that,
translation connects the languages and ways of life.
In her book, Translation Studies, she referred to
translation as a means of encouraging the readers to
return to the original Source text. Several emerging
issues of translations re also addressed by Leferve
and Bassnett in their books The Translator’s
Invisibility and Translators as Writers respectively.
Their discussions highlighted the role of a translator
in maintaining transparency in the translation to
such an extent that it seems less like a translation.
Arguments are also raised in the favor of the
translators being the creative writers. Emily Apter in
her work ‘Against World Literature’ advocated the
concept of ‘Untranslatability’. Harrison and Spivak
too spoke in the same tone. Harrison in his work
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‘World Literature: what gets lost in translation?’
emphasized on the need for reading the literary texts
in their original language to nd out what exactly is
lost in translations. He also emphasized on language
learning without which the study of World Literature
remains incomplete. Gayatri Spivak (2003) too
assumed that the threat of monolingualism invading
comparative literature would result in the English
language textbooks becoming pervasive globally.
Martin Puchner in his recent paper “Goethe, Marx
and Ibsen” addressed to issues raised by Apter and
stated that the impossibility of a perfect translation is
used to draw the conclusion that good translation is
not only imperfect but also impossible. Experts such
as Sujeet Mukherjee, Sandipan Bhattaharya, Arka
Chattopadhaya in their work “Why World Literature”
questioned the standing of Indian Literature in the
world forum. The concern is about the marginalized
literature and the languages as well in the name of
Globalization. The study of globalization in relation
to world literature focuses on several directions.
Globalization has changed the approaches to
studying literature as it has made the production,
circulation, and reception easier than ever.
The development of print culture has seen the
massive publication of books keeping in mind
the reader’s interest and habit. The commercial
attitude of the publishing houses has resulted in
the emergence of popular literature pushing the
aesthetic part aside. The availability of the thriller
and detective books shifted the reader’s attention
from Dickens’ and Austen to a new growing trend.
Similarly, the translation of the classics in the
English language in one way or the other connes
world literature in a provincial language that has
today received the stature of Lingua Franca as a
result of Globalization. It’s the circulation and
reception that earn recognition for a literary piece of
writing. A majority of the work gets translated into
the globally dominating language, English for better
circulation. The increasing dominance of English
as a global language contributes to neocolonialism
(Beckett, 2007). Danilo Pasi in his article ‘The
English Language and the Globalization’ discussed
the importance of English as a tool for international
communication and the exchange of ideas, thoughts,
and cultures. The roots of English gradually
expanded and dominated every sphere of life, such
as politics, Economy, business, travel, international
relations, education, banking, and communication.
The inescapable domination of English has also been
discussed by Yukio Tsuda in his work. He perceived
that the world had taken the domination of English
for granted to such an extent that the attention never
shifted to its negative impact. He pointed out the
anxiety and insecurity of the other languages those
have been pushed to the periphery as the center is
preoccupied with English and the control of the mind
of the global population by the speakers of English.
The users of the English language can be natives,
the foreign language users, and the second language
users. The power game involved in the hegemony of
English was observed by Jiao Xue & Wenjing Zuo.
Indian World Literature
All the projected models of world literature so
far are western in origin; may it be the model of
Polyglottism by Hugo or the world literary system
by Alexander Beecroft, distant reading by Moretti,
world literary space by Casanova, or Damrosch’s
model based on the circulation and reception of
texts. Their cases and study are based on the western
texts. In this context, the questions that demand
attention is that, how can the literature generated
in the west become the world literature for the
entire world? Would these models suggested by
the western theorists be applicable in the Indian
context? India is a mini world within itself embodies
multilingualism and multiculturalism. The literature
produced does never remain conned within a single
linguistic or cultural domain. Does this indicate
the necessity of redening world literature from an
Indian perspective?
The western models were applied to study the
Indian literature. In the 20th century the world
literature was considered as a framework for the
national production. The attempt to look beyond the
Eurocentric approach, made the Indian intellectuals
put forward several models for a better study.
The universal model of world literature was
pioneered by Rabindranath Tagore. He identied the
role of every author in the making of world literature.
Heperceivedworldliteraturetobeunderconsideration
and the authors of all regions, time and space to be
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the participants in the process of making of the world
literature. According to Tagore, Interconnectivity of
the entire humanity is the subject of world literature.
This abstract idea of world literature as Viswasahitya
served as the base on which several other theorists
built their conceptions. Sri Aurobindo’s hierarchical
model is based on a static concept of class and
levels. He focused on a critical standard to create
an assembly of the poets of the worlds based on
4 criteria such as imaginative originality, Expressive
power, Creative genius and scope of Subject matter.
He included selected 11 poets as world poets
and placed them in a hierarchical order. This model
limits to a single genre, i.e., poetry and is silent
about the other genres. Hazari Prasad Diwedi used
the term “Manushyata,” which is partially similar to
Tagore’s concept of “Viswamanava” and claimed
that the literature should elevate mankind from the
rust to a dignied position. The Indian perspective
questioned the ultimate objective of world literature.
The test of literature is with whom and what does
it stand? Shamsha Bahadur Singh focused on the
establishment of peace, which, he believed, should
be the ultimate accomplishment of literature. In this
sense, the literature that propagates world peace can
be better termed as world literature. The huge gap
between western and Indian perspective towards
world literature was ascertained by the experts.
The American comparatist H.H. Remak professed
that, “with so many heritages inside the political
structure of the nation, Indian Comparative Literature
is strongly oriented towards Indian cultures and
methodology appropriate to their situations.”
The concept of Indian world literature received
clarity in the works of Harish Trivdi, who claimed
that India has several models of writing a literary
history of India but no specic model of world
literature. The Weber-Winternitz Sanskritic model
of writing Indian literary history can be better termed
as the history of Indian literature in Sanskrit because
the preference of the texts is based on those are
written in Sanskrit. I admit the rich ancient Indian
literature written in Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit language
draws the western attention, but it doesn’t denote
that the essence of Indian literature vanishes in other
languages. The assumption of the modern Indian
literature to be wretched and negligible is a biased,
Eurocentric and partial judgment of Indian literature.
Prof. Shiv Prakash, Eminent poet and playwright
recently expressed his concern in an interview:
“The hegemony of the English language is a
threat to the development of Indian literature.”
He grieved over the fact that Indian literature
faces loss in the hands of the ‘Indian-foreign
Scholars.’ The way to elevate Indian literature is to
study it from a non-Euro-centric perspective. Harish
Trivedi in his article “Comparative literature, world
literature, and Indian literature” addressed the issue
and warned not to be indifferent towards this issue
while writing the history of world literature.
There emerges a need to maintain the balance
between all the literature of all the languages and
all periods. He stated in clear words that in world
literature no language such as English should receive
more space for over-representation than the other
languages, however dominant it might be. The visible
monopoly of the English language is the cultural and
linguistic hegemony in the world literary forum is
referred as ‘Linguistic Imperialism’ by Alastair
Pennycook (1995), and Robert Phillipson went to
the extent of condemning the English language for
replacing and displacing other languages.
Conclusion
World Literature is not the clash between the
colonial and colonized literature demanding their
literary space. The former tries to prove its supremacy
over the other, whereas the later attempts to claim
its independent identity in the world forum. World
literature may provide knowledge but, if it doesn’t
contribute to the world peace and nourishment of
human values, doesn’t make it worthy of existence
in the world forum. We need to visualize literature
through a non-Eurocentric perspective and not only
in English, but in several languages to get the real
essence of world literature.
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