Unexpected Affinities: Reading Across Cultures

by Zhang Longxi

East-West comparative literature is a field of study that has seen tremendous growth in recent years. In this pioneering study, renowned scholar Zhang Longxi offers a much-needed reappraisal of the thematic and conceptual similarities that unite literary and cultural traditions in the East and West. An expanded version of the lectures he gave as part of the Alexander Lectures Series at the University of Toronto in 2005, Unexpected Affinities emphasizes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802092772
• ISBN13: 9780802092779
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher