TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hutchinson,Ben
TI  - Comparative literature: a very short introduction 
T2  - Very short introductions
SN  - 9780191844911 (ebook) :
U1  - 809 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - [Oxford]
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Comparative literature
N1  - Previously issued in print: 2018; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - Comparative literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Its history is intimately linked to the political upheavals of modernity: from colonial empire-building in the 19th century, via the Jewish diaspora of the 20th century, to the postcolonial culture wars of the 21st century, attempts at 'comparison' have defined the international agenda of literature. But what is comparative literature? Ambitious readers looking to stretch themselves are usually intrigued by the concept, but uncertain of its implications. And rightly so, in many ways: even the professionals cannot agree on a single term, calling it comparative in English, compared in French, and comparing in German. The very term itself, when approached comparatively, opens up a Pandora's box of cultural differences
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198807278.001.0001
ER  -