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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2013 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-51.1.19
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
R e c y c l i n g t h e Epi c: G il g a m e s h o n T h r e e C o n t i n e n t s W a i C h e e D i m o c k an w e relate the "p la n e ta ry tu rn " In lite ra ry studies to "w o rld lite ra tu re " as David Damrosch defines it, not as a designated canon but as a circu la to ry e ffect—"th e effective life " o f any text "w henever, and wherever, it is a ctive ly present w ith in a lite ra ry system beyond th a t o f its o rigin al c u ltu re "? 1 W hat are the consequences o f thin kin g o f lite rature in this way: as a far-flung netw ork o f re d istrib u tio n , re co m bin atio n, and recon- textualization? A nd is it possible to add another analytic layer, pu tting the em phasis less on the
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Mar 1, 2013