World Literature in the Age of Globalization: Reflections on an Anthology

Addresses the evolution of the most authoritative and widely used textbook in world literature courses in the United States, “The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces.” Questions if the “Norton Anthology” has provided educators who are committed to the teaching of world literature from non-Eurocentric perspectives with a useful tool, or if the anthology reproduces the canon’s ideological underpinnings.