Comparative Criticism: Volume 22, East and West: Comparative Perspectives
Author | : E. S. Shaffer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2000-11-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521790727 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521790727 |
Rating | : 4/5 (727 Downloads) |
Download or read book Comparative Criticism: Volume 22, East and West: Comparative Perspectives written by E. S. Shaffer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-11-30 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparative Criticism, first published in 2000, addresses itself to the questions of literary theory and criticism, to comparative studies in terms of theme, genre movement and influence, and to interdisciplinary perspectives. Articles include: Afloat on the Sea of Stories: World tales, English Literature, and geopolitical aesthetics; Classics and the comparison of adjacent literatures: some Pakistani perspectives; Performance Literature: the traditional Japanese theatre as model; 'Am I in that name?' Women's writing as cultural translation in early modern China; stabat mater: reflections on a theme in German-Jewish and Palestinian-Arab poetry. The winning entries in the 1999 BCLA/BCLT translation competition are also published.