David Damrosch

From a leading figure in comparative literature, a major new survey of the field that points the way forward for a discipline undergoing rapid changes

A landmark work of literary criticism

Comic in tone and serious in intent, this book gives a vivid portrait of academic life in the nineties. With campus populations and critical perspectives changing rapidly, academic debate needs to look beyond the old ideal of common...

Key essays on comparative literature from the eighteenth century to today

World literature was long defined in North America as an established canon of European masterpieces, but an emerging global perspective has challenged both this European focus and the very category of "the masterpiece." The first book...