Universality after Universalism
On Francophone Literatures of the Present
Author(s)
Messling, Markus
Collection
European Research Council (ERC)Language
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