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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World literature
Synonyms for "world literature" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(2 words)
cross cultural readingcross-cultural
Adjective(1 words)
cultural literature
Strong matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (7)
Noun(5 words)
Determiner(1 words)
more foreign-language literature
Adjective(1 words)
non-norwegian literature
Related word relations
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More general
8 entriesacademic disciplineadjectivecultural studiescurriculum designdescriptoreducational approachliteraturemodifier
More specific
7 entriesworld literature anthologyworld literature canonworld literature courseworld literature curriculumworld literature moduleworld literature syllabusworld literature unit
Collocations
9 entriesglobal literatureworld literature anthologyworld literature canonworld literature classworld literature courseworld literature curriculumworld literature readerworld literature studyworld literature syllabus
Inflections
3 entriesmore world literaturemost world literatureworld literatures
Derivations
5 entriesworld literature programworld literature scholarworld literature teacherworld-literature basedworld-literature oriented
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
In 1827, fresh from his reading of a Chinese novel, Goethe pronounced to Eckermann that "national literature is now a rather unmeaning term; the epoch of world literature is at hand, and everyone must strive to hasten its approach.
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If cosmopolitanism and world literature are so closely related, to the point where one may wonder whether “cosmopolitan literature” is synonymous with “world literature” […] a question that needs to be answered is why the concept of cosmopolitanism plays such a minor role in world literature discussions.
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