With its new sub-title Romance Literatures of the World, the book series Mimesis presents an innovative and integral understanding of the Romance world and Romance Studies from the perspective of literary studies and cultural theory. It takes account of the fact that the fascinating development of Romance literatures and cultures both in Europe and beyond has set worldwide dynamics in motion which continue the great traditions of the Romance world and open up new horizons for them. Mimesis works from a transareal understanding of Romance Studies which integrates Romance literatures and cultures both within and outside Europe and which transcends the national and disciplinary boundaries which often conceal the interactions between different traditions and developments in Europe and the Americas, in Africa and Asia. In the archipelago of Romance Studies, Mimesis reveals how the representation of reality in the Romance literatures of the world opens the door to a multilingual cosmos of diverse logics.
With its new subtitle, Romance Literatures of the World, the book series mimesis presents an innovative and integral understanding of the Romance world and Romance Studies from the perspective of literary studies and cultural theory. It takes account of the fact that the fascinating development of Romance literatures and cultures both in Europe and beyond has set in motion worldwide dynamics which continue the great traditions of the Romance world and open up new horizons for them. mimesis works from a transareal understanding of Romance Studies which integrates Romance literatures and cultures both within and outside Europe and which transcends the national and disciplinary boundaries which often conceal the interactions between different traditions and developmentsin Europe and the Americas, in Africa and Asia. In the archipelago of Romance Studies, mimesis reveals how the representation of reality in the Romance literatures of the world opens the door to a multilingual cosmos of diverse logics.
Anne Kraume, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.
"Kraume gelingt es in ihren kleinteiligen Textanalysen anschaulich, den Zusammenhang zwischen der von ihr untersuchten Europaliteratur, die sie als ein "geistiges Spielfeld" beschreibt, und den jeweiligen politischen Bedingungen, auf die die Literatur ebenso reagiert wie sie sie mit entwirft, aufzuzeigen. Gerade deshalb vermag ihr Insistieren darauf, "eine spezifisch literarische Form des Sprechens über Europa" stark "von den politischen, historischen oder soziologischen Diskursen" unterscheiden zu wollen, nicht so recht zu überzeugen. Kann doch gerade als Verdienst ihrer gelungenen Studie angerechnet werden, dass sie immer wieder Wechselwirkungen zwischen Literatur, Politik und Geschichte aufzeigt."
Hans-Joachim Hahn in: http://www.literaturkritik.de/public/rezension.php?rez_id=14999
