comparative literature
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7.3
- noun
- /kəmˈpærətɪv ˈlɪtərətʃər/
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literatura comparada
- Comparative literature allows students to explore stories from different cultures and languages.
- comparative literature department
- comparative literature professor
- comparative literature at university
Examples
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There was a time when comparative literature was taught much more in colleges and universities.
Blog text (24) -
Jennifer was a graduate student in comparative literature.
Fiction book (1990) -
I got my degree in comparative literature.
Fiction book (1992) -
Many still teach, but they are more likely to do so in high schools or as professors of French or comparative literature.
Academic text (2007) -
I teach comparative literature at Monroe College.
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I'm majoring in comparative literature at brown.
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His field is comparative literature with a specialty in medieval Icelandic.
Fiction book (2002) -
Steven G. Kellman is a professor of comparative literature at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Academic text (2000) -
Emad Mirmotahari received his doctorate in comparative literature from UCLA.
Academic text (2018) -
Currently, among other subjects, Dobrescu teaches comparative literature and American studies at the University of Bucharest and Transylvania University in Brașov.
Academic text (2010)
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from the components: 'comparative' (relating to comparison) modifies 'literature' (literary texts), so a learner can infer it refers to literature studied or compared. This is a compositional, academic noun phrase found in many languages (e.g., literatura comparada, littérature comparée), making it readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Comparative literature comes from the image of placing books from different countries and languages side by side to compare them, with comparative meaning 'to compare' and literature meaning 'books and stories'. So, 'comparative literature' means the study of books and stories across cultures and languages.