Universality After Universalism: On Francophone Literatures of the Present

by Markus Messling

The idea of universalism inherited from the French Revolution has been strongly discredited by its colonial history; today, it is also the target of nationalist attacks. What remains of it? Now available in English, Markus Messling's critically acclaimed study shows how contemporary Francophone literatures seek, after European universalism, approaches to a new universality, without which knowledge and justice cannot be organised in world society...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111125556
• ISBN13: 9783111125558
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"