Comparative Literature: A Very Short Introduction

by Ben Hutchinson

Book Overview

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 nineteenth century to the postcolonial culture wars of the twenty-first 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198807279
• ISBN13: 9780198807278
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.8"