(Inter)Cultural Dialogue and Identity in Lithuanian Literature

Edited by Irena Ragaišienė and Adelheid Rundholz.

Lithuanian literature demonstrates how ideas about nation and culture are not monolithic but always fluid. This book illustrates that the idea of a ‘national’ literature is profoundly problematic. The book consists of three sections: Part One: Boundaries and Crisscrossings as Inter(Textual) Cultural Dialogue in Lithuanian Literature. Part Two: Migration and (lnter)Cultural Dialogue in Lithuanian Literature. Part Three: (lnter)Cultural Dialogue in Lithuanian Literature in Translation. Chapters on boundaries and crisscrossing show how a nation and its writers’ works do not exist in isolation from their history. Stressing migration and (inter)cultural dialogue, authors explore how the characters in the texts establish a sense of belonging both within the context of migrations and within the context of Lithuania since its independence. The final series of essays in this book discusses Lithuanian literature abroad that is in translation. Including contributions by Adelheid Rundholz, Kristina Aurylaitė, Vijolė Višomirskytė, Rūta Eidukvičienė, Ingrida Eglė Žindžiuvienė, Milda Julija Danytė, Dalia Kuizinienė, Irena Ragaišienė, Aurelija Leonavičienė, Jurgita Macijauskaitė-Bonda, Carmen Caro Dugo, Sigita Barniškienė and Elizabeth Mary Cummings. 347 Seiten, gebunden (TRANSitions; Vol. 3/V&R unipress 2023) leichte Lagerspuren, leicht bestoßen, Mängelexemplarstempel auf Fußschnitt/unused, minor shelfwear, slightly bumped, remainder mark stamp on edge