Best comparative literature books according to redditors
We found 2 Reddit comments discussing the best comparative literature books. We ranked the 2 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 2 Reddit comments discussing the best comparative literature books. We ranked the 2 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
I'm sure you'll get a number of recommendations for primary sources, but I'll just throw in my two cents on some quality secondary sources introducing the field.
Postcolonialism: An Historical Introduction, by Robert Young is excellent for a broad overview that looks at postcolonialism from a long historical perspective and across geographical boundaries (not just the narrow theoretical flourishing of the 80s and 90s).
Postcolonial Theory: Contexts, Practices, Politics, by Bart Moore-Gilbert is the best introduction to the "trinity" of Bhabha, Said, and Spivak.
Colonialism/Postcolonialism, by Ania Loomba takes a good activist and materialist approach to the subject.
Postcolonial Theory: A Critical Introduction, by Leela Gandhi focuses, as its title indicates, on the theory boom of the 80s and 90s, offering a look at its strengths and weaknesses as they seemed from an insider at the time.
I’ve heard this is good: The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L1KT7UC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_JrcJDbZ3EV92J