World literature

Q: What is a synonym for "world literature"?

Common synonyms include: cross cultural reading, cross-cultural, cultural literature, foreign-language literature, global, global literary study.

noun

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Noun

1
Comparative literature. uncountable
2
The world's national literature collectively, especially the circulation and appreciation of works beyond their country of origin. uncommon, uncountable
"Goethe's notion of world literature, therefore, is linked in an important way to the internationalization of culture that resulted from the emergence of capitalism as the dominant mode of production in modern Europe."

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cross cultural reading cross-cultural cultural literature foreign-language literature global global literary study

Antonyms

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american literature domestic local local literature

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"Goethe's notion of world literature, therefore, is linked in an important way to the internationalization of culture that resulted from the emergence of capitalism as the dominant mode of production in modern Europe."

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