Kanon, Wertung und Vermittlung: Literatur in der Wissensgesellschaft

This volume investigates the conditions under which mediation of literature and canon formation take place in the present day. In the first section of the work, the mechanisms of canon formation are described from a theoretical perspective. In the second section, the authors investigate how literary institutions assess and canonize works. The third section centers around the perspective of the modern knowledge society and its media.

Students of Literary Studies will gain new insights into the theory and practice of literature mediation and canon formation in today’s literary field.