Comparative Literature: A Critical Introduction

Introduction: What is comparative literature today?; 1. How comparative literature came into being; 2. Beyond the frontiers of Europe: Alternative concepts of comparative literature; 3. Comparing the literatures of british isles; 4. Comparative identities in the Post-Colonial world; 5. Constructing cultures: the politics of traveller´s tales; 6. Gender and thematics: the case of guinevere; 7. From comparative literature to translation studies.