Atlas of the European Novel notes

This is an overview of the week 9 lecture on world literature in a comparative literature module. It mainly deals with Moretti's essay 'Conjectures on World Literature' which breaks down the development of novel form, literary canon and problematics of literary focus being placed greatly on Western European works, resulting in misunderstanding of foreign form & voices. This provides a summary of a few proposed strategies to increase inclusivity, namely Moretti's tree and wave models, as well...

This is an overview of the week 9 lecture on world literature in a comparative literature module. It mainly deals with Moretti's essay 'Conjectures on World Literature' which breaks down the development of novel form, literary canon and problematics of literary focus being placed greatly on Western European works, resulting in misunderstanding of foreign form & voices. This provides a summary of a few proposed strategies to increase inclusivity, namely Moretti's tree and wave models, as well...