the basics Jay, Paul 1946- creator author. text bibliography enk 2021 2021 monographic eng 1 online resource (xii, 202 pages). "Transnational Literature: The Basics provides an indispensable overview of this important new field of study and the literature it explores. It concisely describes the various ways in which literature can be understood as being "transnational", explains why scholars in literary studies have become so interested in the topic, and discusses the economic, political, social, and cultural forces that have shaped its development. The book explores a range of contemporary critical approaches to the subject, highlighting how subjects like globalisation, cosmopolitanism, diaspora, history, identity, migration, and decolonization are treated by both scholars in the field and the writers they study. The literary works discussed range across the globe and include fiction, poetry, and drama by writers including Jhumpa Lahiri, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jenny Erpenbeck, Aleksandar Hemon, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Derek Walcott, Louise Bennett, Xiaolu Guo, Sally Wen Mao, Wole Soyinka, and many more. This survey stresses the range and breadth - but also the intersecting interests - of transnational writing, engaging the variety of subjects it covers and emphasizing the range of literary devices (linguistic, formal, narrative, poetic, and dramatic) it employs. Highlighting the subjects and issues that have become central to fiction in the age of globalization, Transnational Literature: The Basics is an essential read for anyone approaching study of this vibrant area"-- Conceptualizing transnational literature. The nation and beyond -- Transnationalizing literary studies -- What is transnational literature? -- Reading transnational literature. The lay of the land -- Mobility -- Borders -- Migration -- Identity -- History -- Transnational theatre. Paul Jay. Literature and transnationalism LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General PN56.T685 J39 2021 809/.933582 9780429286667 042928666X 9781000362152 1000362159 9781000362237 100036223X 9781000362190 1000362191 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429286667 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429286667 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf OCoLC-P 201103 20260210180822.0 9780429286667 eng