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Interliterariness As A Concept In Comparative Literature, Marián Gálik
Interliterariness As A Concept In Comparative Literature, Marián Gálik
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In his article, "Interliterariness as a Concept in Comparative Literature," Marián Gálik observes that the concept of interliterariness has a relative short history and limited application owing to geo-political reasons. He traces the history of the concept and cites instances of its use within the Central European scholarship of comparative literature. Dionýz Durišin is identified as the most prominent exponent of the concept and Gálik then locates the question of interliterariness within the context of its potential applications. The concept of interliterariness is defended as both a guiding and unifying principle in so far as it is irreducible, relative, and …
Comparative Literature In India, Amiya Dev
Comparative Literature In India, Amiya Dev
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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. He therefore argues that to speak of an Indian literature in the singular is problematic. Nonetheless, Dev also observes that to speak of Indian literature in the plural is equally problematic. Such a characterization, he urges, either overlooks or obscures manifest interrelations and affinities. His article compares the unity and the diversity thesis, and identifies the relationship between Indian commonality and differences as the prime site of comparative …
Comparative Literature In China, Xiaoyi Zhou, Q. S. Tong
Comparative Literature In China, Xiaoyi Zhou, Q. S. Tong
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In their co-authored article, "Comparative Literature in China," Xiaoyi Zhou and Q.S. Tong present a brief intellectual and institutional history of the discipline. According to Zhou and Tong, main features of the history of comparative literature in China include the fact that as an academic discipline and a mode of intellectual inquiry imported to China from the West in the early twentieth century, the discpline has always been a priori strategically political and the proposition that the development of comparative literature in China is closely related to the formation of China’s literary modernity includes the parallel issue of national identity. …
Comparative Literature As Textual Anthropology, Antony Tatlow
Comparative Literature As Textual Anthropology, Antony Tatlow
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In his article, "Comparative Literature as Textual Anthropology," Antony Tatlow proposes textual anthropology as a critic's approach in the comparative study of literature. If anthropology is "behavioural hermeneutics" (Clifford Geertz) with the implication of self-reflexivity, the anthropologist will be disposed to fashion in the object of attention what is neglected and that can therefore be described as the unconscious of his/her own culture. In an application of his framework, Tatlow relates totemic and utopian thought through the use of animal signs. In his article, Tatlow shows how cultural demands both fashion the ethnographer-critic and select the perspectives he/she must transcend. …
Comparative Literature And The Culture Of The Context, Jan Walsh Hokenson
Comparative Literature And The Culture Of The Context, Jan Walsh Hokenson
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In her article "Comparative Literature and the Culture of the Context," Jan Walsh Hokenson poses a series of interrogatives around the question of what, as comparatists, we have learned about "literature in the context of the culture it represents" (Mario J. Valdés). She argues that in theoretical terms, culture has become the new vessel for the old wine of sources and influences, and that global intercultural contexts will change the analytical categories for comparatists in the coming millennium. In Hokenson's opinion, if comparative literature is to survive it must regain the panoptic view, and if it is to thrive as …
The Goethean Concept Of World Literature And Comparative Literature, Hendrik Birus
The Goethean Concept Of World Literature And Comparative Literature, Hendrik Birus
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In his article, "The Goethean Concept of World Literature and Comparative Literature," Hendrik Birus presents a new reading and understanding of Goethe's famous dictum: "National literature does not mean much at present, it is time for the era of world literature and everybody must endeavour to accelerate this epoch" (Eckermann 198, 31 January 1827). According to Birus, this dictum is not to be taken at face value today and argues that Goethe's concept of world literature ought to be understood in the sense that today it is not the replacement of national literatures by world literature we encounter; rather, it …
Is Comparative Literature Ready For The Twenty-First Century?, Eva Kushner
Is Comparative Literature Ready For The Twenty-First Century?, Eva Kushner
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In her article, "Is Comparative Literature Ready for the Twenty-First Century?" Eva Kushner observes that throughout its history, comparative literature has internalized as part of its own objectives and directives a major challenge: The need to renew its problematics and curriculums in response to the inherent diversity of literature within culture. She emphasizes that the vitality of the discipline depends on an authentic pluralism capable of resisting the dominance of unanalyzed hierarchies and universals. Acknowledging that the entire history of world literature remains the potential material of comparative literature studies, Kushner favours an "open system" approach. The concept of an …
Op-Ed-Opinions And Editorials-Rewind-A Publishing View Of The Sparc Initiative, Anthony Watkinson
Op-Ed-Opinions And Editorials-Rewind-A Publishing View Of The Sparc Initiative, Anthony Watkinson
Against the Grain
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Table Of Contents, Editor
From Your Editor, Katina Strauch
The Millenium Perspective-Some Random Snapshots And Recollections From A Faxon Insider, Amira Aaron
The Millenium Perspective-Some Random Snapshots And Recollections From A Faxon Insider, Amira Aaron
Against the Grain
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Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch
From Microcards To Digitization, Kathryn Luther Henderson
From Microcards To Digitization, Kathryn Luther Henderson
Against the Grain
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The Human Face Of Robert Maxwell-His Contribution To The 20th Century, Judith Ennals
The Human Face Of Robert Maxwell-His Contribution To The 20th Century, Judith Ennals
Against the Grain
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Threads Of The Past-Libraries And Vendors Working Together, Ken Robichaux
Threads Of The Past-Libraries And Vendors Working Together, Ken Robichaux
Against the Grain
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Millenium Minutes-Special Millenium Section Featuring The Memories And Reminiscings Of Various Individuals, Editor
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Reminiscence At Retirement, Anne Robichaux
A Journey Through Time-Recalling The Past With Nijhoff, Emery Pratt And Faxon, Ineke Middeldorp-Crispijn
A Journey Through Time-Recalling The Past With Nijhoff, Emery Pratt And Faxon, Ineke Middeldorp-Crispijn
Against the Grain
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Against The Grain Classifieds, Edna Laughrey
Back Talk-Millenial Contribution, Anthony W. Ferguson
Back Talk-Millenial Contribution, Anthony W. Ferguson
Against the Grain
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Simon Inger, Managing Director, Catchword, Katina Strauch, Ana Arias Terry
Simon Inger, Managing Director, Catchword, Katina Strauch, Ana Arias Terry
Against the Grain
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From The Reference Desk-Reviews Of Reference Titles, Tom Gilson
From The Reference Desk-Reviews Of Reference Titles, Tom Gilson
Against the Grain
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Joe Reynolds, President And Chief Executive Officer, Bell And Howell, Allison P. Mays
Joe Reynolds, President And Chief Executive Officer, Bell And Howell, Allison P. Mays
Against the Grain
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Adrian Alexander, Executive Director, Big 12 Plus Libraries Consortium, Allison P. Mays
Adrian Alexander, Executive Director, Big 12 Plus Libraries Consortium, Allison P. Mays
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Biz Of Acq-Crossing The Great Divide Between Acquisitions And Collections: Selectors Order Online, Rob Richards, Lynda Fuller Clendenning
Biz Of Acq-Crossing The Great Divide Between Acquisitions And Collections: Selectors Order Online, Rob Richards, Lynda Fuller Clendenning
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Bestsellers In Environmenal History, 1999-2000, Francoise Crowell, Bob Nardini
Bestsellers In Environmenal History, 1999-2000, Francoise Crowell, Bob Nardini
Against the Grain
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Book Reviews-Monograph Musings And Children's Critical Corner, Debbie Vaughn
Book Reviews-Monograph Musings And Children's Critical Corner, Debbie Vaughn
Against the Grain
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Papa Lyman Remembers- (Part Of) The Xx Century, Lyman Newlin
Papa Lyman Remembers- (Part Of) The Xx Century, Lyman Newlin
Against the Grain
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And They Were There-Reports Of Meetings-Salam's Xlv Annual Conference, 52nd Frankfurt Book Fair, Sever Bordeianu, Julia Gelfand
And They Were There-Reports Of Meetings-Salam's Xlv Annual Conference, 52nd Frankfurt Book Fair, Sever Bordeianu, Julia Gelfand
Against the Grain
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Issues In Vendor/Library Relations-Johannes Gutenberg And The Twenty-First Century, Bob Nardini
Issues In Vendor/Library Relations-Johannes Gutenberg And The Twenty-First Century, Bob Nardini
Against the Grain
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