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Invitation to World Literature


'Invitation to World Literature' is a multimedia series introducing drama, epic poetry, and novels from many times and cultures. Thirteen half-hour videos form the centerpiece of the project, and feature a mix of writers, scholars, artists, and performers with personal connections to world literature, from Philip Glass to Alan Cumming, Wole Soyinka to Kristin Chenoweth, all brought together by Professor David Damrosch of Harvard University (...).

Creator

David Damrosch (Lead Advisor),Wai Chee Dimock (Advisor),Nina Ha (Advisor),Shona N. Jackson (Advisor),Martin Puchner (Advisor),Diane Thompson (Advisor)

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Orhan Pamuk, Voltaire, Chinua Achebe, Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Arundhati Roy, Tausendundeine Nacht, Gilgamesh, Odyssee, Bhagavad Gita, Euripides, Murasaki Shikibu, Popol Vuh, Wu Ch'eng-en
Created by: Redaktion avldigital.de
Published on: 12.12.2018
Last change: 06.06.2025, 18:52