Editing World Literature Traditions (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''World Literature''' — The sum total of the world's national literatures and the circulation of works into the wider world.
* '''The Epic of Gilgamesh''' — One of the earliest known works of literature (Mesopotamia).
* '''The Ramayana / Mahabharata''' — Massive ancient Sanskrit epics from India.
* '''The Tale of Genji''' — Often considered the world's first novel (11th century Japan).
* '''One Thousand and One Nights''' — A collection of Middle Eastern folk tales told through a "frame story."
* '''Magical Realism''' — A style (popularized in Latin America) that blends realistic narrative with surreal or magical elements.
* '''The Great African Novel''' — A term for foundational works of modern African literature (e.g., *Things Fall Apart*).
* '''Oral Tradition''' — Stories and poems passed down by word of mouth rather than in writing.
* '''Vernacular''' — The language spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
* '''Translatability''' — The ease or difficulty with which a work's meaning can be moved from one language to another.
* '''Cosmopolitanism''' — The idea that all human beings belong to a single community.
* '''Post-Colonial Literature''' — Literature produced by people in formerly colonized nations, often dealing with identity and independence.
* '''Comparative Literature''' — The study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, national, and disciplinary boundaries.
* '''Haiku''' — A Japanese poetic form (5-7-5 syllables).
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