Artefacts of writing : ideas of the state and communities of letters from Matthew Arnold to Xu Bing /
McDonald, Peter D.,
Artefacts of writing : ideas of the state and communities of letters from Matthew Arnold to Xu Bing / Peter D. McDonald. - First edition. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I : 1867-1945. 1. Oxford at the crossroads : England and the world beyond -- 2. T.S. Eliot vs the League and UNESCO -- 3. 'Independence, dependence, and interdependence day' : Finnegans Wake and the modern state -- Part II : 1946-2014. Prologue : The 'C' in UNESCO : a very short introduction -- 4. Notes towards a vagabond humanism : Mphahlele's Tagore / Rabindranath's Bāuls -- 5. Against state literacy : J.M. Coetzee vs the novel -- 6. Beyond translation : Antjie Krog vs the 'mother tongue' -- 7. Against naturalization : Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and the 'interplay of languages' -- 8. Beyond multiculturalism : Tagore.. Joyce ... Rushdie.. Chaudhuri -- Postscript : Between Sky and Ground -- the art of Xu Bing.
Explores the relationship between literature and international relations and considers how writing resists norms and puts any fixed or final idea of community in question. Part I examines the European context (1860 to 1945) and Part II analyses the traditions of disruptive writing that emerged out of sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia after 1945.
9780191792595 (electronic bk.) 0191792594 (electronic bk.) 9780191038266 (electronic bk.) 0191038261 (electronic bk.)
1800-1999
Literature and state.
Culture in literature.
Language and languages in literature.
Communities in literature.
International relations in literature.
Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--20th century
Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--19th century
Littérature--Politique gouvernementale.
Culture dans la littérature.
Langage et langues dans la littérature.
Communauté dans la littérature.
Relations internationales dans la littérature.
Littérature--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
Littérature--Histoire et critique.--19e siècle
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Modern--General.
Communities in literature.
Culture in literature.
International relations in literature.
Language and languages in literature.
Literature and state.
Literature, Modern.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PN51 / .M36525 2017
809/.933581
Artefacts of writing : ideas of the state and communities of letters from Matthew Arnold to Xu Bing / Peter D. McDonald. - First edition. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I : 1867-1945. 1. Oxford at the crossroads : England and the world beyond -- 2. T.S. Eliot vs the League and UNESCO -- 3. 'Independence, dependence, and interdependence day' : Finnegans Wake and the modern state -- Part II : 1946-2014. Prologue : The 'C' in UNESCO : a very short introduction -- 4. Notes towards a vagabond humanism : Mphahlele's Tagore / Rabindranath's Bāuls -- 5. Against state literacy : J.M. Coetzee vs the novel -- 6. Beyond translation : Antjie Krog vs the 'mother tongue' -- 7. Against naturalization : Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and the 'interplay of languages' -- 8. Beyond multiculturalism : Tagore.. Joyce ... Rushdie.. Chaudhuri -- Postscript : Between Sky and Ground -- the art of Xu Bing.
Explores the relationship between literature and international relations and considers how writing resists norms and puts any fixed or final idea of community in question. Part I examines the European context (1860 to 1945) and Part II analyses the traditions of disruptive writing that emerged out of sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia after 1945.
9780191792595 (electronic bk.) 0191792594 (electronic bk.) 9780191038266 (electronic bk.) 0191038261 (electronic bk.)
1800-1999
Literature and state.
Culture in literature.
Language and languages in literature.
Communities in literature.
International relations in literature.
Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--20th century
Literature, Modern--History and criticism.--19th century
Littérature--Politique gouvernementale.
Culture dans la littérature.
Langage et langues dans la littérature.
Communauté dans la littérature.
Relations internationales dans la littérature.
Littérature--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
Littérature--Histoire et critique.--19e siècle
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Modern--General.
Communities in literature.
Culture in literature.
International relations in literature.
Language and languages in literature.
Literature and state.
Literature, Modern.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PN51 / .M36525 2017
809/.933581