David Damrosch is Ernest Bernbaum Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, director of the Institute for World Literature, and past president of the American Comparative Literature Association. His books include What Is World Literature? (2003), Teaching World Literature (2009), and Comparing the Literatures: Literary Studies in a Global Age (2020).
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"A challenging and overlooked work, accompanied by a perceptive and clear introduction that provides a nimble synthesis of the work's historical and political contexts. . . . Viko has the potential to become a regular feature of syllabi for years to come." --Tobias Warner, University of California, Davis