A Comparative History of Comparative Literature in the East and West (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Fang Hanwen
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
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 of world literature from the 10th century BC to the 20th century. With a comparative perspective between Eastern and Western literatures, it examines the exchanges between different literary systems using rich and detailed materials and cutting-edge theories. The book includes the works of all important writers, making it a classic work that combines contemporary world literary history with the history of comparative literature.