Universality after Universalism
On Francophone Literatures of the Present
Author(s)
Messling, Markus
Collection
European Research Council (ERC); EU collectionLanguage
EnglishAbstract
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. With a foreword by Souleymane Bachir Diagne ; 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. With a foreword by Souleymane Bachir Diagne
Keywords
Universalismus; Frankophonie; Universalität; Gegenwartsliteratur; Francophonie; contemporary literature; universalism; universalityDOI
10.1515/9783111128306ISBN
9783111128306, 9783111129617, 9783111125558, 9783111128306Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2023Imprint
De GruyterSeries
Beyond Universalism / Partager l’universel, 4Classification
Literature: history and criticism
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
Literary studies: postcolonial literature
National liberation and independence