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CONTENTS 8
INTRODUCTION. The figure in the carpet I 8
PART I. The literary world 7 8
PART II. Literary revolts and revolutions 173 9
CONCLUSION. The world and the literary trousers 348 11
Preface to the English-Language Edition 13

INTRODUCTION The Figure in the Carpet 19

PART I. The Literary World 25
1. Principles of a World History of Literature 27
THE BOURSE OF LITERARY VALUES 30
LITERARINESS 35
COSMOPOLITANS AND POLYGLOTS 39
PARIS: CITY OF LITERATURE 41
LITERATURE, NATION, AND POLITICS 52
The National Foundations of Literature 52
Depoliticization 55
A New Method of Interpretation 58

2. The Invention of Literature 63
HOW TO „DEVOUR” LATIN 66
Italy: An Argument from Contraries 73
THE BATTLE OVER FRENCH 75
Latin in the Schools 76
The Use of French as a Spoken Language 78
THE CULT OF LANGUAGE 81
THE EMPIRE OF FRENCH 85
The English Challenge 91
THE HERDERIAN REVOLUTION 93
The Herder Effect 95

3. World Literary Space 100
ROADS TO FREEDOM 103
THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN OF LITERATURE 105
What Is Modernity? 109
Anachronisms 118
LITERARY NATIONALISM 121
NATIONAL VERSUS INTERNATIONAL WRITERS 126
FORMS OF LITERARY DOMINATION 133
Literary Regions and Linguistic Areas 134
The Postcolonial Novel 137

4. The Fabric of the Universal 144
THE CAPITAL AND ITS DOUBLE 145
TRANSLATION AS LITTÉRISATION 151
LANGUAGE GAMES 155
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING UNIVERSAL 164
ETHNOCENTRISMS 172
IBSEN IN ENGLAND AND IN FRANCE 175
Ibsen in England 177
Ibsen in France 180

5. From Internationalism to Globalization 182
PART II. Literary Revolts and Revolutions 191

6. The Small Literatures 193
LITERARY DESTITUTION 199
Beckett and Michaux: The Antinational Mood 205
POLITICAL DEPENDENCIES 207
NATIONAL AESTHETICS 214
KAFKA AND THE CONNECTION WITH POLITICS 218

7. The Assimilated 223
NAIPAUL: THE NEED TO CONFORM 227
MICHAUX: WHAT IS A FOREIGNER? 230
CIORAN: ON THE INCONVENIENCE OF BEING BORN IN ROMANIA 233
RAMUZ: THE IMPOSSIBLE ASSIMILATION 235

8. The Rebels 238
LITERARY USES OF THE PEOPLE 242
NATIONAL TALES, LEGENDS, POETRY, AND THEATER 243
LEGACY HUNTING 250
THE IMPORTATION OF TEXTS 253
THE CREATION OF CAPITALS 263
THE INTERNATIONAL OF SMALL NATIONS 265

9. The Tragedy of Translated Men 272
THIEVES OF FIRE 277
TRANSLATED FROM THE NIGHT 284
COMINGS AND GOINGS 286
KAFKA: TRANSLATED FROM YIDDISH 288
CREATORS OF LANGUAGES 293
LITERARY USES OF THE ORAL LANGUAGE 301
ANDRADE: THE ANTI-CAMÕES 303
SWISS CREOLENESS 315

10. The Irish Paradigm 322
YEATS: THE INVENTION OF TRADITION 324
THE GAELIC LEAGUE: RECREATION OF A NATIONAL LANGUAGE 326
SYNGE: THE WRITTEN ORAL LANGUAGE 329
O’CASEY: THE REALIST OPPOSITION 330
SHAW: ASSIMILATION IN LONDON 332
JOYCE AND BECKETT: AUTONOMY 334
GENESIS AND STRUCTURE OF A LITERARY SPACE 339

11. The Revolutionaries 343
DANTE AND THE IRISH 347
THE JOYCEAN FAMILY 349
Joyce in the Moors of Lunebourg 350
Ulysses in Harlem 353
THE FAULKNERIAN REVOLUTION 355
Faulkner in León 357
Faulkner in Algeria 361
Faulkner in Latin America 363
TOWARD THE INVENTION OF LITERARY LANGUAGES 364

CONCLUSION The World and the Literary Trousers 367

Notes 376
Introduction 376
1. Principles of a World History of Literature 376
Notes to Pages 11–16 377
Notes to Pages 16–20 378
Notes to Pages 20–27 379
Notes to Pages 27–31 381
Notes to Pages 31–35 382
Notes to Pages 35–45 384

2. The Invention of Literature 384
Notes to Pages 46–52 385
Notes to Pages 52–59 386
Notes to Pages 59–64 387
Notes to Pages 64–72 389
Notes to Pages 72–80 390
Notes to Pages 83–92 392
3. World Literary Space 392
Notes to Pages 92–99 394
Notes to Pages 99–111 395
Notes to Pages 111–122 396
Notes to Pages 123–133 398

4. The Fabric of the Universal 398
Notes to Pages 133–137 400
Notes to Pages 138–144 401
Notes to Pages 144–147 403
Notes to Pages 147–153 404
Notes to Pages 154–162 405
Notes to Pages 162–171 407

5. From Literary Internationalism to Commercial Globalization? 407
Notes to Pages 171–183 409

6. The Small Literatures 409
Notes to Pages 183–190 411
Notes to Pages 191–196 413
Notes to Pages 197–203 414
Notes to Pages 203–213 416

7. The Assimilated 416
Notes to Pages 213–223 418

8. The Rebels 418
Notes to Pages 223–229 420
Notes to Pages 230–235 421
Notes to Pages 235–240 422
Notes to Pages 241–249 424
Notes to Pages 250–262 425

9. The Tragedy of Translated Men 425
Notes to Pages 262–265 427
Notes to Pages 265–273 428
Notes to Pages 273–280 429
Notes to Pages 282–287 431
Notes to Pages 288–293 432
Notes to Pages 293–301 433
Notes to Pages 304–311 435

10. The Irish Paradigm 435
Notes to Pages 311–320 436
Notes to Pages 320–331 438

11. The Revolutionaries 438
Notes to Pages 331–338 439
Notes to Pages 338–347 441
Notes to Pages 348–355 443

Conclusion 443

Index 444