The Geography of World Literature and the Spaces of Capitalism

The paper reviews the main global, regional and local geographical spatial structures in connection with the recent applications of world literature concept. In general, the relevant international researches emphasize the (explicit or implicit) political, cultural and economic hierarchies and inequalities enforced in these spatial structures. By analysing these structures, the study gives examples from János Erdélyi’s world literature conception in the context of 19th century Hungarian history of criticism.