The Cultural Net: Early Modern Drama as a Paradigm

This Volume Offers A New Theoretical Approach To Cultural Production Inspired By The Metaphor Of Culture As A Virtual Network. Following A Thorough Outline Of This Approach, The Theoretical Framework Is Elucidated In A Second Part Through Examples Drawn From Early Modern European Drama. A Third And Final Part Then Presents A Critical Discussion Of The Concept Of National Culture And Literature, From Its First Formulation By Johann Gottfried Herder To Its Current Developments, Including Postcolonial Studies.