Comparative literature

In Middlemarch, George Eliot famously warns readers not to see themselves as the centre of their own world, which produces a 'flattering illusion of concentric arrangement'.

Autofiction is often associated with humour, irony, and play.

Autofiction is often associated with humour, irony, and play.

This book makes a significant addition to the field of literary criticism on African Diaspora literatures.

This book makes a significant addition to the field of literary criticism on African Diaspora literatures.

Examining a range of South Asian Anglophone diasporic fiction and poetry, this monograph opens a new dialogue between diaspora studies and gender studies.

Examining a range of South Asian Anglophone diasporic fiction and poetry, this monograph opens a new dialogue between diaspora studies and gender studies.

This book compares the theatrical cultures of early modern England and Spain and explores the causes and consequences not just of the remarkable similarities but also of the visible differences between them.

This book compares the theatrical cultures of early modern England and Spain and explores the causes and consequences not just of the remarkable similarities but also of the visible differences between them.

This book addresses the narrative construction of Russian cultural memory in the work of Julian Barnes.

As an endeavor to contribute to the burgeoning field of comparative literature, this monograph addresses the dynamic yet understudied "e;intertextual dialogism"e; between modern American literature and contemporary Iranian Cinema, pinpointing how the latter appropriates and recontextualizes instances of the former to construct and inculcate vestiges of national/gender identity on the silver screen.

This book addresses the narrative construction of Russian cultural memory in the work of Julian Barnes.

As an endeavor to contribute to the burgeoning field of comparative literature, this monograph addresses the dynamic yet understudied "e;intertextual dialogism"e; between modern American literature and contemporary Iranian Cinema, pinpointing how the latter appropriates and recontextualizes instances of the former to construct and inculcate vestiges of national/gender identity on the silver screen.

Reflecting on the "e;clash of civilizations"e; as its point of departure, this book is based on a series of sixteen of the author's interconnected, thematically focused lectures and calls for new perspectives to resist imperialistic homogeneity.

Reflecting on the "e;clash of civilizations"e; as its point of departure, this book is based on a series of sixteen of the author's interconnected, thematically focused lectures and calls for new perspectives to resist imperialistic homogeneity.

This book examines how territorial, civilisational and cultural location determines one's gaze and attitude while representing a contested space like Tibet.

This book explores the use of digital humanities (DH) to understand, interpret, and annotate the poetics of Indian literary and cultural texts, which circulate in digital forms - in manuscripts - and as oral or musical performance.

This book explores the use of digital humanities (DH) to understand, interpret, and annotate the poetics of Indian literary and cultural texts, which circulate in digital forms - in manuscripts - and as oral or musical performance.

In the face of ongoing digitisation, The Markets for News examines how certain established economic features of the news industry have persisted and what makes them such stable frameworks for journalistic organisations.

In the face of ongoing digitisation, The Markets for News examines how certain established economic features of the news industry have persisted and what makes them such stable frameworks for journalistic organisations.

This book analyses the creation and dissemination of discourse in China while examining how its media and the people interact and communicate with the rest of the world.

This book analyses the creation and dissemination of discourse in China while examining how its media and the people interact and communicate with the rest of the world.

This book examines how territorial, civilisational and cultural location determines one's gaze and attitude while representing a contested space like Tibet.

This edited volume contains an excellent collection of contributions and presents various informative topics under the central theme: literary and translation approaches to China's greatest classical novel Hongloumeng.

This edited volume contains an excellent collection of contributions and presents various informative topics under the central theme: literary and translation approaches to China's greatest classical novel Hongloumeng.

This cross-disciplinary approach to literary reading of any provenance based on an "e;experimental cosmopolitan"e; epistemology de- and recontextualizes the texts from the points of view of multiple cultures and historical moments, enriching interpretation and aesthetic experience beyond the backgrounds of the present reader and the origin of a particular literary discourse.

This cross-disciplinary approach to literary reading of any provenance based on an "e;experimental cosmopolitan"e; epistemology de- and recontextualizes the texts from the points of view of multiple cultures and historical moments, enriching interpretation and aesthetic experience beyond the backgrounds of the present reader and the origin of a particular literary discourse.

This volume is a collection of ten essays that direct their gaze to the unfolding of contagions in the non-classical contexts of Asia and Africa.

This volume is a collection of ten essays that direct their gaze to the unfolding of contagions in the non-classical contexts of Asia and Africa.

Disease, pestilence and contagion have been an integral component of human lives and stories.

Disease, pestilence and contagion have been an integral component of human lives and stories.

Broadly this book is about the Arabian desert as the locus of exploration by a long tradition of British travellers that includes T.

Broadly this book is about the Arabian desert as the locus of exploration by a long tradition of British travellers that includes T.

Nicaraguan poet Ruben Dario (1867-1916) has had a foundational influence on virtually all Spanish-language writers and poets of the twentieth century and beyond.

Nicaraguan poet Ruben Dario (1867-1916) has had a foundational influence on virtually all Spanish-language writers and poets of the twentieth century and beyond.

This book analyses the resolution of the psychic problem of diasporic existence from a postcolonial feminist perspective, by inscribing and defining the meaning of "e;virtual diaspora"e; through the lens of the East/India and the West.

This book analyses the resolution of the psychic problem of diasporic existence from a postcolonial feminist perspective, by inscribing and defining the meaning of "e;virtual diaspora"e; through the lens of the East/India and the West.

This cutting-edge research companion addresses our current understanding of literary journalisms global scope and evolution, offering an immersive study of how different nations have experimented with and perfected the narrative journalistic form/genre over time.

This cutting-edge research companion addresses our current understanding of literary journalisms global scope and evolution, offering an immersive study of how different nations have experimented with and perfected the narrative journalistic form/genre over time.

This book explores the impact of new media on politicians' construction, presentation, and dissemination of their political selves, focusing on the social media presence of US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to offer new insights into the landscape of contemporary political discourse.

This book explores the impact of new media on politicians' construction, presentation, and dissemination of their political selves, focusing on the social media presence of US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to offer new insights into the landscape of contemporary political discourse.

This book explores the question of whether the conceptualisation of New Zealand as a welcoming nation is accurate.

This book explores the question of whether the conceptualisation of New Zealand as a welcoming nation is accurate.

Love, Intimacy and Online Dating: How a Global Pandemic Redefined Romantic Relationships is an innovative work that explores the concept of intimacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Love, Intimacy and Online Dating: How a Global Pandemic Redefined Romantic Relationships is an innovative work that explores the concept of intimacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professor Riccardo Moratto and Professor Defeng Li present contributions focusing on the interdisciplinarity of corpus studies, with a special emphasis on literary and translation studies which offer a broad and varied picture of the promise and potential of methods and approaches.

Professor Riccardo Moratto and Professor Defeng Li present contributions focusing on the interdisciplinarity of corpus studies, with a special emphasis on literary and translation studies which offer a broad and varied picture of the promise and potential of methods and approaches.

Winner of the ASTR Translation Prize 2023.

Winner of the ASTR Translation Prize 2023.

In this original and innovative work, Yu boldly tackles the increasingly influential collaborative translation phenomenon, with special reference to China.