1st Edition

Comparative Literature

By Henry Gifford Copyright 1969
114 Pages
by Routledge

114 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1969, Comparative Literature explores an area of interest rather than a special discipline. While Professor Gifford sets out to describe the character and purpose of comparative literary studies in the broadest possible terms, the particular value of his approach lies in seeing such studies as the natural product of any effort to understand modern poetry and contemporary... Read more

General Editor’s Introduction Foreword 1. The Education of a Modern Poet 2. National Accent and Tradition 3. The Mind of Europe 4. Notes on Translation 5. Comparative Studies at the University 6. American Literature- The Special Case Bibliography Appendix

Biography

Henry Gifford