Context in Literary and Cultural Studies

Contextin Literary and Cultural Studies is an interdisciplinaryvolume that deals with the challenges of studying works of art and literaturein their historical context today. The relationship between art works andcontext has long been a central concern for aesthetic and cultural disciplines,and the question of context has been asked anew in all eras. Developments incontemporary culture and technology, as well as new theoretical andmethodological orientations in the humanities, once again prompt us to rethinkcontext in literary and cultural studies. This volume takes up that challenge.Introducing readers to newdevelopments in literary and cultural theory, Contextin Literary and Cultural Studies connects all disciplines related tothese areas to provide an interdisciplinary overview of the challengesdifferent scholarly fields today meet in their studies of art works in context.Spanning a number of countries, and covering subjects from nineteenth-centurynovels to rave culture, the chapters together constitute an informed, diverseand wide-ranging discussion.The volume is writtenfor scholarly readers at all levels in the fields of Literary Studies, ComparativeLiterature, Cultural Studies, Art History, Film, Theatre Studies and Digital Humanities.