Susan MANNING et Andrew TAYLOR [dir.], Transatlantic Literary Studies. A reader, Baltimore (USA), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007, 336 p.
ISBN 978-0-8018-8731-4
RÉSUMÉ
This groundbreaking volume is the first to define the emergent field oftransatlantic literary studies. It brings together a wide range ofmaterial to explore the theoretical and literary possibilities of thetransatlantic world as an arena for textual and intellectual exchange.In their introduction, the editors suggest ways in which thetransatlantic paradigm offers renewed potential for literary study thatfor too long has been tied to the ideological and politicalrequirements of the nation-state. The Readerprovides accessible, annotated examples of theoretical frameworks thatprovoke further scholarly inquiry and important works of literarycriticism that demonstrate different possibilities of comparativeanalysis. This important compilation represents and promotes theconceptualization of American culture within the broader context oftransatlantic activity.
À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR
Susan Manning is Grierson Professor of English and director ofthe Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the Universityof Edinburgh. Andrew Taylor is a lecturer in American Literature at the University of Edinburgh.