Beecroft, Alexander,  1973- <br/><br/>
An ecology of world literature :  from antiquity to the present day / 
Alexander Beecroft 
 - viii, 312 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> "What is a literature? How do literatures of different countries interact with each other? In this groundbreaking study, Alexander Beecroft develops a new way of thinking about world literature. Drawing on a series of examples and case studies, the book ranges from ancient epic to the contemporary fiction of Roberto Bolano and Amitav Ghosh. Beecroft identifies a series of literary ecologies, from small-scale societies to the planet as a whole, within which literary texts are produced and circulated. An Ecology of World Literature places in dialogue scholarship on ancient and modern, western and non-western texts, producing new and unexpected demands for literary study"-- 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014034308 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Literature
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN45