Admire Literature

IMPORTANCE OF TRANSLATION FOR THE STUDY OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE :       Masterpieces have been produced in all languages. No scholar can master all the languages to master these texts. Li…

Introduction:   From the earliest periods philosophy and literature were inter-connected. The Greeks in the old period and the Romantics in the 19th century regarded literature and philosoph…

Sociological study of literature can be brought under the scope of Comparative Literature on two valid grounds: (a) The American School of Comparative Literature, represented by H.H. Remak, ex…

Definition of Genre 'Genre' is a French ('kind, sort’) term that denotes a recurring type of literature, which is often called 'literary form'. The genres into which works …

Introduction v   Thematology or study of themes is a new area in the field of comparative literature. It was introduced by the famous American comparatist, Harry Levin. It was he who coined th…

IMPORTANCE OF LITERERY HISTORY v   Literary history is very important for the comparatists as it treats literary works as phenomena influenced by time, place and circumstances (Closure of thea…

RECEPTION STUDY Ø   Influence study  is an attempt to trace the  influence  of a writer Ø   Influence Study is an attempt to trace the influence of a writer (Emitter) or for a set of writers…

Analogy A comparison between things that have similar features, often used to help explain a principle or idea A comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particu…