Comparative literature : a very short introduction / Ben Hutchinson.

By:

Hutchinson, Ben, 1976- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Publication details: [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2018.Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsISBN:

9780191844911 (ebook) :

Subject(s):

Comparative literature

DDC classification:

809 23

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Summary: 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.

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E-Books	National Library of India Online Resource	809 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		EBK000041334ENG

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Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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