This book was originally published in German as WeltFraktale: Wege durch die Literaturen der Welt, Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 2017. © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, 2017.
The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek has registered this publication in the German national bibliography; detailed bibliographical data can be found online at http://dnb.d-nb.de.
Cover illustration: Six Persimmons (Chinese: 六柿圖; pinyin: liùshì tú) is a 13th-century Chinese painting by the monk Muqi Fachang.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Ette, Ottmar, author. | Person, Mark W., translator.
Title: Literatures of the world : beyond world literature / by Ottmar Ette ; translated from the German by Mark W. Person.
Other titles: WeltFraktale. English.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] | “This book was originally published in German as WeltFraktale: Wege durch die Literaturen der Welt Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 2017. © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, 2017.” | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021039841 (print) | ISBN 9789004395541 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004395558 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Literature. | Literature–Philosophy. | Literature–History and criticism. | Politics and literature.
Classification: LCC PN45 .E8813 2022 | DDC 801–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021039841
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