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Greenwich meridian of literature: a standalone construct

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Comparative literature

the measure of literary modernity set by consecrating centers such as Paris, against which the aesthetic distance of works from elsewhere is judged.

In comparative literature, Greenwich meridian of literature refers to the measure of literary modernity set by consecrating centers such as Paris, against which the aesthetic distance of works from elsewhere is judged. This meaning comes from Casanova (2004) in The world republic of letters.[1]

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References

Casanova, P. (2004). The world republic of letters. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674013452

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