Articles may also explore movements, themes, forms, the history of ideas, relations between authors, the foundations of criticism and theory, and issues. Comparative literature is an interdisciplinary field engaged with the study of global literature or literary output across borders, nations, time periods, genres, forms and themes. This book is not only wide ranging with a mass of information, it is state of the art comparative literature, and it will also serve as a much needed textbook one which combines breadth. For additional new books relevant to comparative literature, see the other posts in new books in comparative literature. In these essays, yu explores the overlap between literature and religion in chinese and western literature.
Bernheimer believed comparative literature was a constantly anxiogenic subject. His recent publications include a volume on comparative literature and cultural studies as well as numerous papers on comparative literature, literary theory, and modern polish literature. Charles bernheimer closes the preface to this collection of essays with an appropriate, even if seemingly grand, claim for the success of the book after having outlined how quickly it was assembled. The terms comparative literature and world literature are often used to designate a similar course of study and scholarship. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our privacy policy. Comparative literature new books washington university in. All his feelings of confusion and anxieties can be read from his book comparative literature in the age of multiculturalism. Comparative literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Books by professors of comparative literature selections from the faculty bookshelf svetlana evdokimova and vladimir golstein, eds. Futures of comparative literature is a cutting edge report on the state of the discipline in comparative literature.
Comparative literature studies publishes comparative critical articles that deal with works in two or more languages, and which may range across the rich traditions of africa, asia, europe, and north and south america, and that examine the literary relations between east and west, north and south. Each of these courses must be passed with a grade of b or above. Comparative literature in the arab world 117 study, the interest in it depended heavily on the determination and energy of the people involved in its teaching. He is a guggenheim fellow and twotime pulitzer prize nominee and is distinguished professor of comparative literature at indiana university. Before they consider how to read a book, students in comparative literature ask what is a book. His first book of poems published in the united states was from this white island, reflecting on his time on an island in greece. Comparative literature studies publishes comparative critical articles that range across the rich traditions of africa, asia, europe, and north and south america, and that examine the literary relations between east and west, north and south.
The list should not be seen as prescriptive, and majors are not encouraged to shape their course work around it. The program in comparative literature seeks to foster and develop its students critical faculties through the analysis of literature, broadly conceived, and through the exploration of literary and critical theories that have attempted to define what literature is and how it can be read. Moira inghilleris new book, translation and migration london. The result is a volume that offers an extraordinary range of passionate insights and engaged opinions about the theory and practice of comparative literature at the turn of.
A very short introduction focuses not only on the history of comparative literature but. Department of comparative literature indiana university. The variation theory of comparative literature springerlink. The comparative literature reading selection list assists majors in reading historically important texts across literary genres. This major new introduction to comparative literature is for the students coming to the subject for the first time. Another argument on the crisis said of comparative. Comparative literature 99a and 99b see item 2, tutorials.
A very short introduction comparative literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Although the essays in this volume may be considered independent contributions, it should be noted that they have been motivated by an interest, common to all the contributors, in the problems and methods the student of comparative literature may encounter. Publication date 1886 topics literature, comparative publisher london. Aesthetics, politics and media after melville edited by daniel hoffmanschwartz with contributions from walter johnston, peter szendy, barbara nagel, and katie chenoweth, among others. This book should be required reading for anyone with an interest in literature. Acts of cultural and linguistic translation are discussed through a rich. Its history is intimately linked to the political upheavals of modernity. In her article comparative literature in french anne tomiche presents the current situation of comparative literature in france, institutionally and pedagogically, as well as intellectually. Offering a broad spectrum of viewpoints from all career stages, a variety of different institutions, and many language backgrounds, this collection is fully global and diverse. Said, the metamorphosis by franz kafka, the master and margarita by mikhail bulgakov, t.
All his feelings of confusion and anxieties can be read from his book comparative literature in. Nov 28, 2011 a companion to comparative literature presents a collection of more than thirty original essays from established and emerging scholars, which explore the history, current state, and future of comparative literature. This book serves several purposes, all very much needed in todays embattled situation of the humanities and the study of literature. Said, the metamorphosis by franz kafka, the master and m. The princeton sourcebook in comparative literature is a wideranging anthology of classic essays and important recent statements on the mission and methods of comparative literary studies. Comparative literature by posnett, hutcheson macaulay. Features over thirty original essays from leading international contributors. Prize awards american comparative literature association.
The oldest journal in its field in the united states, comparative literature explores issues in literary history and theory. Three courses in one or more nonenglish literatures. It views literary texts as both being the product of a specific language and culture and as a universal phenomenon transcending national and cultural boundaries and timeframes. Andrzej hejmej is professor at the faculty of polish studies of the jagiellonian university in krakow, poland. The aclaaffiliated publication presents a variety of critical approaches and offers a wideranging look at the intersections of national literatures, global literary trends, and theoretical. Provides a critical assessment of the status of literary and crosscultural inquiry. Routledge, examines the ways in which the presence or absence of translation in situations of migratory movement has currently and historically shaped social, cultural and economic relations between groups and individuals. The very term itself, when approached comparatively, opens up a pandoras box of cultural differences. Presenting a comprehensive and methodical study of this phenomenon, this book raises piercing questions concerning the politics behind literature and its moral authority, focusing specifically on the responsibility of the. The oldest journal in its field in the united states.
Comparative literature in the age of multiculturalism. A list of graphic novels and comics added to wu libraries in november to december, 2017. A companion to comparative literature presents a collection of more than thirty original essays from established and emerging scholars, which explore the history, current state, and future of comparative literature features over thirty original essays from leading international contributors. List of books and articles about comparative literature. Comparative literature is an interdisciplinary field that approaches important literary works in the context of history, politics, genre, art and other disciplines. Below is a list of research books, translations, and edited volumes written by current princeton university department of comparative literature faculty. Even the professionals cannot agree on a single term, calling it comparative in english, compared in french, and comparing in german. Gradually, between the 1960s and 1980s comparative literature became a university subject in numerous. The simple way to define comparative literature is to. Dec 15, 2017 bernheimer believed comparative literature was a constantly anxiogenic subject. A companion to comparative literature wiley online books. The idea of world literature has garnered much attention recently as a discipline that promises to move humanistic study beyond postcolonial theory and antiquated paradigms of national literary traditions. Comparative literature offers a secondary field for students who wish to work across languages, cultures, and media in a comparative and interdisciplinary context. Aamir mufti scrutinizes the claims made on behalf of world literature by its advocates.
The simple way to define comparative literature is to say that it is a comparison. Three courses from among the courses listed under comparative literature in t he course search in courses. A lively and entertaining guide to reading between the lines, revised edition. How to download pdf books for comparative literature quora. Historically, it is true that comparative literature.
The princeton sourcebook in comparative literature. This study focuses on issues such as what comparative literature is or not, how it is perceived today, what its benefits are, what kinds of mistakes are made in theory and practice in comparisons. Susan bassnett, president of the british comparative literature association comparative literature. When booking with art of writing departmental tutoring program comparative literature you may receive appointment specific communication from setmore. Comparative literature book an appointment with art of. Yet this, in a nutshell, is the whole point of comparative literature. First, in chapter one, the author proposes that the discipline of comparative literature is a most advantageous approach for the study of literature and culture as it is a priori a discipline of crossdisciplinarity and of international dimensions. Comparative literature 98a and 98b or tutorial alternative. Judith butler is maxine elliot professor in the department of comparative literature and the program of critical theory at the university of california, berkeley.
Three courses from among the courses listed under comparative literature in the course search in courses. And the princeton sourcebook in comparative literature is scrupulously well organized and edited, with concise, informative biographical introductions that reveal the kinds of negotiations of language, national identity, and struggle that are at the heart of the discipline. Project muse the yearbook of comparative literature. Rising sophomores and juniors should devote some of their time during the summer to reading the listed texts of particular interest to.
The notion of a borderless, egalitarian global literature has obvious appeal. Comparative literature definition is the study of the interrelationship of the literatures of two or more national cultures usually of differing languages and especially of the influences of one upon the other. Comparative literature definition and meaning collins. Comparative literature is one of the official journals of the american comparative literature association. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The definition of comparative literature given by bijay kumar dass is very simple vivid and understandable. Comparative literature definition of comparative literature. Professor cao shunqings book on the variation theory of comparative literature, now available in english, is a welcome attempt to break through the linguistic barrier that keeps most comparatists in china enclosed within their own cultural domain. The author of this book argues that israeli traumas exist in the language, poetics, and politics of israeli literature.
His mastery of both canons remains unmatched in the field, and his immense knowledge of the contexts that gave rise to each tradition supplies the foundations for ideal comparative scholarship. In support of its mission to promote the discipline of comparative literature, the american comparative literature association has established two new prizes recognizing student accomplishment in comparative literary. Comparative literature is wholly owned and directed by the university of oregon. Annually awarded to the best book overall in comparative literature. Discover the best comparative literature in best sellers. This may include booking and cancellation confirmations, payment receipts and appointment reminders via email or sms. Gradually, between the 1960s and 1980s comparative literature became a university subject in numerous higher education institutions across the arab world. Download pdf comparative literature free online new. She served as founding director of the critical theory program and the international consortium of critical theory programs at uc berkeley. Comparative literature is the more widely used term in the united states, with many universities having comparative literature departments or comparative literature programs. The aclaaffiliated publication presents a variety of critical approaches and offers a wideranging look at the intersections of national. This book is an attempt to diagnose the condition of postmodern comparative literature and to formulate its role in the media society in a multicultural world. We invite articles on the comparative study of the arts, film studies with connections to literature, international literary relations, literary pedagogy, and the theory and practice of translation, as well as on the study of genres and modes, themes and motifs, periods and movements. If you would like to be considered as a guest editor, please provide the following details in your proposal.
Books by professors of comparative literature comparative. Comparative literature is also closely related to cultural studies, a field that looks at the ways in which culture on a broad scale impacts human experience, often by studying works of literature. Another argument on the crisis said of comparative literature. Boundaries of comparative literature have to be extended to encompass the entirety of human life and experiences in ones embrace. Comparative literature audiobook by ben hutchinson. Volume 72 issue 1 comparative literature duke university. In her book death of a discipline indian literary critic and theorist gayatri chakravorty spivak born 1942 declares the end of the traditional europe and us focused comparative literature advocating a new field that constantly crosses borders, embraces linguistic and cultural diversity, and encourages text reading in their original language. She stresses the most recent changes that have happened in the field, focusing on the evolution of the discipline within the academic curriculum, on the evolution of research organization. Comparative literature harvard college handbook for students.