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Comparative Literature: The long history of a modern science
Authors: Antonopoulou, Anastasia
Karakasi, Aikaterini
Petropoulou, Paraskevi
Reviewer: Dimitroulia, Xanthippi
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Abstract:
Although Comparative Literature was established as a science and institutionalized around the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is a discipline whose origins can already be traced back to antiquity, as comparison was, from very early on, a favored practice and method for the reception, approach, and production of works of art. In this chapter, we will explore the prehistory and history of the field, focusing on the development of the relevant terminology and on the formation of the theoretical framework of Comparative Literature as an autonomous academic discipline. At the same time, this historical overview will serve as an opportunity to clarify fundamental comparative literature concepts, as they have been formulated both in early theories (e.g., those of Dilthey, von Harnack, Grimm, Humboldt, Schlegel) and in the works of contemporary theorists such as Kaiser, Schmeling, Konstantinovich, Zima, and others.
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/4331
Bibliographic Reference: Antonopoulou, A., Karakasi, A., & Petropoulou, P. (2015). Comparative Literature: The long history of a modern science [Chapter]. In Antonopoulou, A., Karakasi, A., & Petropoulou, P. 2015. Comparative Literature [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/4331
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Comparative Literature
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions