What is Comparative Literature?

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World literature: distant reading, world novel & literary systems World literature: distant reading, world novel & literary systems
  • World literature: distant reading, world novel & literary systems

  • Lecture notes • 5 pages • 2021
  • This is an overview of the week 9 lecture on world literature in a comparative literature module. It mainly deals with Moretti's essay 'Conjectures on World Literature' which breaks down the development of novel form, literary canon and problematics of literary focus being placed greatly on Western European works, resulting in misunderstanding of foreign form & voices. This provides a summary of a few proposed strategies to increase inclusivity, namely Moretti's tree and wave models, as well...
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Globalisation & world literature: problems with canon Globalisation & world literature: problems with canon
  • Globalisation & world literature: problems with canon

  • Lecture notes • 4 pages • 2021
  • This is a comprehensive overview of the week 10 lecture on globalisation from a comparative literature module. It analyses the problem of canon in world literature & literature studies, discussing three distinct proposals on how canon should be constructed more inclusively. The notes provide a summary of Damrosch's "Going Global" which discusses globalization of literature, problems of cultural translation and delocalization of literature, as well as lecture and seminar notes which analyze po...
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