Human Rights, Suffering, and Aesthetics in Political Prison Literature |
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| Author:
| Wu, Yenna |
| Contribution by:
| Livescu, Simona
Scott, Ramsey
Slyomovics, Susan
Stefano, Eugenio Di
Taleghani, R. Shareah
Williams, Philip F. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-6742-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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This interdisciplinary volume of essays studies human rights in political prison literature, while examining the intersections of suffering, politics, and aesthetics in an interliterary and intercultural context. As the first book to explore the concept of global aesthetics in political prison narratives, it makes a timely contribution to the advocacy and discourse of universal human rights by demonstrating how literary insight enhances the study of this field and encouraging...
More DescriptionThis interdisciplinary volume of essays studies human rights in political prison literature, while examining the intersections of suffering, politics, and aesthetics in an interliterary and intercultural context. As the first book to explore the concept of global aesthetics in political prison narratives, it makes a timely contribution to the advocacy and discourse of universal human rights by demonstrating how literary insight enhances the study of this field and encouraging comparative analyses and cross-cultural understanding.