The Readers’ International: The Politics of Foreign Literature in War Times in Benjamin Fondane’s Essays

The Readers’ International: The Politics of Foreign Literature in War Times in Benjamin Fondane’s Essays

The Readers’ International. A foreign literature policy in war times in Fondane’s essays. Between 1919 and 1922, B. Fondane engaged himself into a legitimisation enterprise, which grew into a unique form of reading internationalism. By radically stating the subjective nature of all ‘preferences’, t...

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Main Author: Adrian Tudurachi
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2014-06-01
Series:RiCognizioni
Subjects:
Benjamin Fondane
First World War
“Readers’ Internationale”
global system of literatures
‘preferences’.
Online Access:https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/ricognizioni/article/view/596
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First World War
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global system of literatures
‘preferences’.
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First World War
“Readers’ Internationale”
global system of literatures
‘preferences’.
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