Literature(s) in English

Traditionally, English Studies has been confined to the culture and literature of Great Britain and the USA. However, English is not only spoken in Britain and America, but also by roughly 400 million English native speakers of other nationalities throughout the world. Particularly since World War II we have witnessed the rise of a «World Literature in English» comprising literatures and cultures from all continents. The present volume affords new insights into the consequences of this phenomenon for university teaching and research. The contributions deal with the literary, cultural, social, and linguistic aspect of the «New Literatures» and shed light on theoretical issues as well as current developments in various countries around the world.