The paper presents theses for discussion locating some common cultural denominators in view of the interest of the general practitioner of the discipline. Comparative literature by posnett, hutcheson macaulay. Comparative literature is a study of intertextuality, for example, if we have to compare an english novel with that of an oriya novel, we have to use english or oriya as out medium. Comparative literature department of comparative studies.
The definition of comparative literature given by bijay kumar dass is very simple vivid and understandable. Pdf 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. Historically, comparative literature has shifted from narrow, selective studies on european masterpieces and works of former colonial powers to more eclectic and multidisciplinary research moving from a. Comparative literature is a study of the literary texts written in different languages by the most common and simp le meaning, such that this means a st udy behind linguistic.
Graduate programs department of comparative studies. Pdf comparative literature and the question of theory. Articles may also explore movements, themes, forms, the history of ideas, relations between authors, the foundations of criticism and theory, and issues. Three continuing students have won foreign language area studies. The simple way to define comparative literature is to say that it is a comparison between the two literatures. Comparative literature studies publishes comparative critical essays 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. Dissertations in comparative literature have taken on vast number of topics and ranged across various languages, literatures, historical periods and theoretical perspectives. Interdisciplinary studies and comparative literature in. Comparative literature goes across national borders, across time periods, across languages. The field of comparative literature also endeavors, then, to overcome this division between the west and the rest by combining the formal rigor of european literary studies with the interdisciplinary reach of area studies. Like all other concentrations in comparative studies, this concentration allows students, with the help of their advisers, to design a course of study that suits their particular interests. Comparative literature studies linkedin slideshare. Comparative literature also examines the relationship between literature and other forms of cultural expression and human experience, including popular culture, technology, other arts, and other disciplines such as anthropology, history, philosophy, political science, religious studies, or womens studies.
Our discipline takes a transnational, translinguistic, transcultural and transmedial approach to analysis. Program is built around a core curriculum grounded in the history of literary criticism and. Comparative literature analyses the similarities and dissimilarities and parallels between two literatures. Comparative literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Comparative literature is a center towards which the intellectually adventurous gravitate. The literary avant garde challenges tradition with technique. Literary studies with comparative cult ural approaches to the. As a subfield in comparative literature according to the french school, thematology is a comparative study of literary works as they relate to other literary works beyond their national borders as. Study msc in comparative literature at the university of edinburgh. In china the seminal comparative study of literature among different cultures can be. The higher stage of literary communication may mean dialogue and blend. Comparative literature is full of translation studies, sociology, critical theory, cultural studies, religious studies and history. For graduate students enrolled in other departments at ohio state, the department offers the graduate minor and a graduate interdisciplinary specialization in comparative literature.
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. Comparative literature msc the university of edinburgh. 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. It brings you the work of eminent critics, scholars, theorists, and literary historians, whose essays range across the rich traditions of africa, asia, europe, and. Majors wishing to consult recent theses may contact the program director for copies.
Open to upperdivision comparative literature and cinema studies majors. Students of comparative literature trace the transformations and travels of literary genres and texts across. Review in comparative literature studies, 2015, by barnita bagchi. A case study on preserving cultural identity of samburu tribe in kenya jebamani anthoney kenya is a multiethnic state in the great lakes region of southeast africa. Individual studies often concentrate on single countries, but taken together the body of research enables a systematic comparison of household nance practices around the world. Its history is intimately linked to the political upheavals of modernity. 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.
However, even in its most eurocentric and isolationist moments, it is preferable to the cynicism that often motivates the marketbased consumerism that has come to. Comparative literature performs a role similar to that of the study of international relations, but works with languages and artistic traditions, so as to understand. Publication date 1886 topics literature, comparative publisher london. I, rachelle simpson, declare that the phd thesis entitled a comparative study of the impact of globalisation on the development of bangladesh and tanzania is no more than 100,000 words in length including quotes and exclusive of tables, figures. This is a room for comparative study of literatures.
English or comparative literature and students not. First, comparative literature means the knowledge of more than one national language and literature, andor it means the knowledge and application of other disciplines in and for the study of literature and second, comparative literature has an ideology of inclusion of the. Techniques applied to case study methods have been described by yin 2004 as including use of multiple sources of information, establishing a chain of evidence, pattern matching, explanation building, addressing and explaining variations and applying replication logic. Comparative literature performs a role similar to that of the study of international relations, but works with languages and artistic traditions, so as to understand cultures from the inside. What scholars in comparative literature share is a desire to study literature be yond national boundaries and an interest in languages so that they can read fo reign texts in their original form. In his article, comparative literature in india, amiya dev bases his discussion on the fact that india has many languages and literatures thus representing an a priori situation and conditions of diversity.
The department of comparative studies offers interdisciplinary graduate degree programs in the study of culture at both the m. Articles may also explore movements, themes, forms, the history of ideas, relations between. The variation theory of comparative literature shunqing cao. At brown, the department of comparative literature is distinct in its conviction that literary research and instruction must be international in character. Like all other concentrations in comparative studies, this concentration allows students, with the help of their advisers, to design a course of study. He therefore argues that to speak of an indian literature in the singular is problematic. Elizabeth dahab 1 j chapter one a new comparative literature as theory and method chapter two literature and cultural participation 43 chapter three comparative literature asand interdisciplinarity 79 chapter four cultures, peripheralities, and comparative literature 121 chapter five. A comparative study of methodological approaches to. The first issue, published in 1963, was a special advance issue.
Speaking elaborately on the syllabi, it may be necessary to make a clearer distinction between introduction to cl and problems of cl. Our postgraduate degree programme introduces topics such as. Rene etiemble, one of the pioneers of comparative literature stressed that comparative literature is a form of humanism. Comparative literature began by seeking to engage the known world, albeit with very insufficient tools. Early on, the discipline was anchored in the comparison of literary works from more than one linguistic tradition. Indian journal of comparative literature and translation. The journal invites contributions representing innovative and critical views on the theory and practice of the study of comparative literature and translation studies in all its aspects. A particularly vibrant sub eld of household nance studies international data. This major new introduction to comparative literature is for the students coming to the subject for the first time. Comparative literature studies was first published in 1963 at the university of maryland at college park by the founding editors, alfred owen aldridge and melvin j. At the same time, from a european perspective, i am also aware of the recent decision by the. Download pdf comparative literature free online new. Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, national, geographic, and disciplinary boundaries.
It brings you the work of eminent critics, scholars, theorists, and literary historians, whose essays range across the rich traditions of africa, asia, europe, and the americas. Comparative literature definition and meaning collins. Oscar wildes use of ekphrasis in the picture of dorian gray. Faculty members offer courses embracing the ancient and modern periods of world literature, exploring critical, theoretical, and historical issues. Today, american scholars carve out from texts special angles pointing not inwards but outwards, toward other, prevalently nonaesthetic disciplines political, ethnic, racial, genderandsex related, etc. Comparative literature and the question of the ory. Comparative literature and the future of literary studies 2. Articles may also explore movements, themes, forms, the history of ideas, relations between authors, the. Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the. Articles may also explore movements, themes, forms, the history of ideas, relations between authors, the foundations of criticism and theory. Only themes that emerge in multiple cultures are literary create your account to access this entire worksheet. Comparative literature involves complex, multilingual and eclectic studies mixing the national and the international perspective. The reason for this can be found in the fact that university administrators have been unreceptive to the arguments made in support of comparative literature. The university of texas at austin comparative literature.
The purpose of this competition is to encourage and recognize excellence in scholarship among graduate students and to reward the highest achievement by. Nonetheless, dev also observes that to speak of indian literature in the plural is equally. Comparative cultural studies are a field of study in the humanities and social sciences where tenets of the discipline of comparative literature are merged with the field of cultural studies. It is the contrastive study of themes in different literary texts. Department faculty department of comparative literature. 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. Articles may also explore movements, themes, forms, the history of ideas, relations between authors, the foundations of. Henry remak 19162009 comparative literature is the study of literature beyond the confines of one particular country, and the study of the relationships between literature on one hand and other areas of knowledge and belief, such as the arts e. A struggle against literal boundaries to achieve artistic supremacy over nature. The department seeks to help each student craft a unique project and find the resources across the university to support and enrich her chosen field of study. Sample thesis topics comparative literature program. Comparative literature studies publishes comparative articles in literature and culture, critical theory, and cultural and literary relations within and beyond the western tradition.
Comparative literature only studies works that have been translated. These guidelines are to assist students in developing a balanced and cohesive interdisciplinary plan of study. List of books and articles about comparative literature. Over time, it became institutionally far less global in its perspective. Comparative literature is a separate branch of literature, and literary studies concerned with human culture such as literature and the study of events that happened in the past. Stephenson dissertation submitted to the faculty of the graduate school of the university of maryland, college park, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy 2004. Project muse comparative literature versus world literature. Although comparative study of literature has recently become. International journal of comparative literature and.
By comparing confession in law and literature, and by tracing its history in western society, peter brooks seeks to challenge the value of confession in law and in american culture as a whole. Further, comparative literature includes study of historical and contemporary literary theory and criticism. Comparative literature program lsu program in comparative literature an overview comparative literature at louisiana state university is an interdisciplinary program that encourages students to approach literary studies from multiple perspectives. A struggle against literal boundaries to achieve artistic supremacy. Research guide to chinese comparative literature studies. Pdf comparative literary studies in the twentyfirst century. Comparative literature has always claimed translation as a subcategory, but as translation studies established itself firmly as a subject based in intercultural study and offering a methodology of some vigor, both in terms of theoretical and descriptive work, so, comparative literature appears less like a branch of something else.
The crisis of comparative studies occurs as this discipline grows excessively normativised and, instead of getting open. Emer osullivan traces the history of comparative childrens literature studies, from the enthusiastic internationalism of the postwar periodwhich set out from the idea of a supra national world republic of childhoodto modern comparative criticism. It is a fact that people started adapting products, cultures, trades and. Part of the american studies commons, comparative literature commons. Certain conditions determine high translation activities. Boren fellowship for hebrew study, and an incoming student will also receive a comparative literature graduate excellence fellowship.
A comparative study of cognitive and non cognitive factors relationship to academic success for foreign masters students by lisa a. Jadavpur journal of comparative literature, which went on to become an important journal in literary studies in the country, came out in 1961. Comparative literature studies announces that it will publish an annual prizepaper written by a graduate student. It further studies themes, modes, conventions and use of folk tales, myths in two different literatures or even more. Origins and evolution of comparative literature and its. In the same time indian comparative methodology had also been inspired by the orientalism favored by chinese comparative study. The idea of comparative literature in india deals with how the author conceives of a syllabus containing both cil and cwl. Research methodology applied to a comparative case study.
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