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- Discussing the concept of ‘Weltliteratur’ beginning with Goethe, through Mme. de Stael, this essay associates it with the development of the Comparative Literature discipline and with the expansion of Lusophone studies, given the vast community of Portuguese-speaking countries. The extension of intellectual exchanges in the 21st century, facilitated by globalization and by new information technologies, is given little attention in humanities departments of American universities, especially with regard to Brazilian culture, which still lacks prominence. This article proposes new tasks for Brazilianists in the United States, encouraging the use of elements inherent in comparative studies, with the intent of linking Brazil to Luso-European, Luso-American, Luso-African, and Luso-Asian literatures and cultures, while at the same time linking it to dominant languages, in such a way as to underscore the excellence and originality of Brazilian works in comparison with canonical texts of World Literature.
- Discutindo o conceito de ‘Weltliteratur’ desde Goethe, passando por Mme. de Stael, o ensaio o associa ao desenvolvimento da disciplina de Literatura Comparada e à expansão dos estudos lusófonos, dada a vasta comunidade de países de língua portuguesa. A extensão das trocas intelectuais no século XXI, proporcionada pela globalização e pelas novas tecnologias da informação, é pouco considerada nos departamentos de Letras das universidades norte-americanas, especialmente no que se refere à cultura brasileira, ainda pouco visível. Advogam-se novas tarefas para os brasilianistas dos Estados Unidos, incentivando o uso dos elementos próprios do comparatismo, a fim de ligar o Brasil às literaturas e culturas luso-europeias, luso-americanas, luso-africanas e luso-asiáticas e ao mesmo tempo às das línguas dominantes, de modo a destacar a excelência e originalidade das obras brasileiras em comparação com os textos canónicos da Literatura Mundial.
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Fitz, Earl E.,
"Goethe's ‘Weltliteratur’ and the World of Lusophone Letters: The Case of Brazil"
(2014).
BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/hp40-3n57
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BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature
...BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature (ISSN: 2526-4885), founded in 1988, publishes scholarly articles on Brazilian literature and in Comparative Literature with a focus on Brazilian literature, as well as book reviews, interviews with writers, English-language translations of Brazilian literature …