Kundera article in New Yorker

[David Powelstock]

It is an intriguing article. Moreover, it poses some serious challenges to
some ideas that have traditionally shaped the academic field of Slavistics.
In particular, Kundera asserts that we do a disservice to great works of
literature (and their authors) by studying them primarily in national
context or in the context of "Slavic culture," which MK sees as a bogus
construct. Much food for thought for our field in there, whether one agrees
or disagrees. I hope a serious discussion will break out on SEELANGS. 

Happy New Year, one and all,
David Powelstock

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[mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Kim Braithwaite
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:31 PM
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Subject: [SEELANGS] Kundera article in New Yorker

Milan Kundera has an intriguing article in the January 8 issue of The New
Yorker that I think will be of interest to a lot of seelangers: "Die
Weltliteratur."

Mr Kim Braithwaite, Translator

    "Good is better than Evil, because it's nicer" -  Mammy Yokum (Al Capp)

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