Literature and the World presents a broad and multifaceted introduction to world literature and globalization. The book provides a brief background and history of the field followed by a wide spectrum of exemplary readings and case studies from around the world.

Introduction: Why World Literature? Stefan Helgesson and Mads Rosendahl Thompson 1. Paradigms: World Literature and Its Others Mads Rosendahl Thompson 2. Ecologies of literature: The Cosmopolitan-Vernacular Nexus Stefan Helgesson 3. Genre: Strangeness and Familiarity Mads Rosendahl Thompson 4. Geography: Reading the Oceans Stefan Helgesson 5. Media and method: The Digital Library of Babel Mads Rosendahl Thompson 6. Translation: Duration and Cosmopolitan Reading Stefan Helgesson 7. Unfinished Business: A Dialogue Stefan Helgesson and Mads Rosendahl Thompson

Stefan Helgesson is Professor of English Literary Studies at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Mads Rosendahl Thomsen is Professor of Comparative Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark.