{"product_id":"comparative-literature-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"Comparative Literature: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Hutchinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComparative 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 by the concept, but uncertain of its implications. And rightly so, in many ways: even the professionals cannot agree on a single term, calling it comparative in English, compared in French, and comparing in German. The very term itself, when approached comparatively, opens up a Pandora's box of cultural differences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet this, in a nutshell, is the whole point of comparative literature. To look at literature comparatively is to realize just how much can be learned by looking over the horizon of one's own culture. In an age that is paradoxically defined by migration and border crossing on the one hand, and by a retreat into monolingualism and monoculturalism on the other, the cross-cultural agenda of comparative literature has become increasingly central to the future of the Humanities. We are all, in fact, comparatists, constantly making connections across languages, cultures, and genres as we read. The question is whether we realize it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutlining the complex history and competing theories of comparative literature, Ben Hutchinson offers an accessible means of entry into a notoriously slippery subject. Ultimately, he places comparative literature at the very heart of literary criticism, for as George Steiner once noted, \"to read is to compare.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Hutchinson \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of European Literature at the University of Kent. He is a Fellow of the \u003cem\u003eAcademia Europaea\u003c\/em\u003e, a Philip Leverhulme Prize winner, and a Member of the Executive Committee of the British Comparative Literature Association (BCLA), as well as a regular contributor to newspapers including the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement (TLS)\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/em\u003e. His publications include \u003cem\u003eRilke's Poetics of Becoming\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), \u003cem\u003eW. G. Sebald. Die dialektische Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), \u003cem\u003eModernism and Style\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), and \u003cem\u003eLateness and Modern European Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (2016).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.8 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376696901810,"sku":"9780198807278","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8d15ce18aa1399fc7f5a49eb585196dc.webp?v=1777708459","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/comparative-literature-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}