Comparative Literature History of East and West (Volume 1, Volume 2)

Author: Fang Hanwen, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book is the result of a major project implemented by the Peking University School of Oriental Literature, a key research base for humanities and social sciences in China's education system. Tracing the different systems of world literature such as Europe, the Arab-Islamic world, China, and India, it constructs a comprehensive historical development framework of world literature from the 10th century BC to the 20th century. With a comparative perspective on Eastern and Western literatures, it examines the exchanges between different literary systems using rich, detailed materials and cutting-edge theories. It includes the works of all important writers, making it a classic work that combines contemporary world literary history and the history of comparative literature.