World literature decentered : beyond the "West" through Turkey, Mexico and Bengal /
Ian Almond
- New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
- 254 p. ; 24 cm.
- Routledge studies in comparative literature .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-245) and index
The ghost story: Hayalet, Fantasma, Bhut -- The hotel narrative: Anayurt, Shahjahan, Isabel -- Femicide narratives: Mujer, Mohila, Kadın -- Re-telling myth: Mito, Katha, Efsane -- Melancholy: Melancolía, Monomora, Hüzün -- The Orient: Şark, Prachi, Oriente
"Looking at a series of themes across three literatures (Mexico, Turkey and Bengal), the book examines hotels, melancholy, orientalism, femicide and the ghost story in a series of literary traditions outside the 'West'"--
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Comparative literature--Themes, motives Mexican literature--History and criticism Turkish literature--History and criticism Bengali literature--History and criticism