Recoding World Literature : Libraries, Print Culture, and Germany’s Pact with Books /

From the current vantage point of the transformation of books and libraries, B. Venkat Mani presents a historical account of world literature. By locating translation, publication, and circulation along routes of "bibliomigrancy"--the physical and virtual movement of books--Mani narrates h...

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Main Author: Mani, B. Venkat (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary:From the current vantage point of the transformation of books and libraries, B. Venkat Mani presents a historical account of world literature. By locating translation, publication, and circulation along routes of "bibliomigrancy"--the physical and virtual movement of books--Mani narrates how world literature is coded and recoded as literary works find new homes on faraway bookshelves.
Item Description:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Physical Description:1 online resource (344 pages): illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-336) and index.
ISBN:9780823273430
Access:Open Access