Introduction to Comparative Literature: A Guide for Literature Students

Introduction to Comparative Literature: A Guide for Literature Students, written having considered the difficulties and the needs of literature students in this relatively new field in Turkey, focuses on a variety of topics ranging from the History of Comparative Literature in Turkey, Europe and America, and its schools to the fields of study of Comparative Literature including source and influence studies, intertextuality, imagology, and translation studies. In the light of Goethes idea of Weltliteratur, and adopting a holistic approach in accordance with the all-embracing nature of Comparative Literature itself, this book aims to deal with Comparative Literature studies not only in Europe and America, but also in Turkey. With the hope that it will contribute to the Academic World.