Comparative Literature and World Literature in East-Central Europe: An Introduction
Blaž Gselman, Blaž Zabel, Zoltán Z. Varga, Jessie Labov
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University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts; University of Pécs, Faculty of Humanities, Department of French Studies; ELTE Research Center for Humanities, Institute of Literary Studies; Corvinus University of Budapest
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blaz.gselman@ff.uni-lj.si
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Studii literare
Abstract: This is the introduction of the special issue Comparative Literature and World Literature in East-Central Europe. The special issue invited contributors to examine the cultural, political, and literary implications of discourses on regional identity with particular attention to their historical and institutional embeddedness.
Keywords: Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Comparative Literature, World Literature, Literary Studies
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