Cosmopolitan Minds : Literature, Emotion, and the Transnational Imagination /

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"The book explores the role of empathy and emotion in the emergence of cosmopolitan imaginations through the works of a diverse set of American writers who during World War II and the early Cold War period lived in Europe, Asia, and Africa. It draws on theories of emotion and literary imaginati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Weik von Mossner, Alexa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Transnationalism in literature.
Human rights in literature.
Expatriate authors.
Empathy in literature.
Cosmopolitanism in literature.
Cognition in literature.
Authors, American > Political and social views.
American fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Books & Reading.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Écrivains americains > 20e siecle > Pensee politique et sociale.
Écrivains expatries > Histoire.
Écrivains expatries > Psychologie.
Transnationalisme dans la litterature.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) dans la litterature.
Cognition dans la litterature.
Empathie dans la litterature.
Cosmopolitisme dans la litterature.
Roman americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Authors, American > 20th century > Political and social views.
Expatriate authors > History.
Expatriate authors > Psychology.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Literature, Emotion, and the Cosmopolitan Imagination
  • 1. Empathetic Cosmopolitanism: Kay Boyle and the Precariousness of Human Rights
  • 2. Sentimental Cosmopolitanism: The Transcultural Feelings of Pearl S. Buck
  • 3. Cosmopolitan Sensitivities: Bystander Guilt and Interracial Solidarity in the Work of William Gardner Smith
  • 4. Cosmopolitan Contradictions: Fear, Anger, and the Transgressive Heroes of Richard Wright
  • 5. The Limits of Cosmopolitanism: Disgust and Intercultural Horror in the Fiction of Paul Bowles
  • Conclusion: (Eco- )Cosmopolitan Feelings?
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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