What is CLS and Why Do They Say Such Terrible Things about it?

This paper argues that the category “Commonwealth literature” represents a vision and a future art, not a body of literature shaped by a common tradition. It discusses the vision that guided Commonwealth Literary Studies at its inception and analyses the problems that got in the way of this vision b...

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Autore principale: Samson, Thomas
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: Commonwealth Essays and Studies 2022
Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:This paper argues that the category “Commonwealth literature” represents a vision and a future art, not a body of literature shaped by a common tradition. It discusses the vision that guided Commonwealth Literary Studies at its inception and analyses the problems that got in the way of this vision becoming a reality.