Theory of literature world at XXII Congres ICLA/AILC in Macau
Vol.22,No.2(2019)
Abstract
Keywords:
XXII. Congress of the ICLA/AILC; comparative literature; world literature; literature of the world; theory of translation; postcolonialism and intercultural imagology
Pages:
99–108
The study is an analysis of the procedure and results of the XXII. Congress of the ICLA/AILC Literature of the World and the Future of Comparative Literature which took place between July 29 and August 2, 2019 in the East Asian Macau. Instead of a more traditional concept of "world literature" (H. Saussy), which implies a greater homogeneity and standardisation of the canon of great works, the concept of "literature of the world", considered as less elitist, was more frequently used in both lectures, workshops as well as informal talks among the participants. The emphasis on relations and processes in the form of "networks" and "maps" has a relativizing effect on the existing models of world literature, creating conditions for its study. The idea that the (world) literature cannot be approached only from one cultural or theoretical point of view permeated not only the discussions at the congress, but also the joint Czecho-Slovak issue of the journal World Literature Studies entitled The Image of Remote Countries in the Literatures of Central and Eastern Europe.
XXII. Congress of the ICLA/AILC; comparative literature; world literature; literature of the world; theory of translation; postcolonialism and intercultural imagology
99–108
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