Recoding World Literature : Libraries, Print Culture, and Germany’s Pact with Books / / B. Venkat Mani.

From the current vantage point of the transformation of books and libraries, B. Venkat Mani presents a historical account of world literature. By locating translation, publication, and circulation along routes of "bibliomigrancy"--the physical and virtual movement of books--Mani narrates h...

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Place / Publishing House:Baltimore, Maryland : : Project Muse,, 2016
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (360 pages)
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Summary:From the current vantage point of the transformation of books and libraries, B. Venkat Mani presents a historical account of world literature. By locating translation, publication, and circulation along routes of "bibliomigrancy"--the physical and virtual movement of books--Mani narrates how world literature is coded and recoded as literary works find new homes on faraway bookshelves.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-336) and index.
ISBN:082327344X
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: B. Venkat Mani.