tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post5550622071236557255..comments2023-09-25T13:41:12.977+01:00Comments on Brave New Words: Comparative Literature Has Had its Day?B.J. Epsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564748493196230467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-3614794184789673692008-12-21T12:50:00.000+00:002008-12-21T12:50:00.000+00:00Thank you for your comment, Zoe. When I got my BA ...Thank you for your comment, Zoe. When I got my BA in literature, I definitely felt that there was way too much emphasis on theory rather than on the lit. It was frustrating at times. And sometimes it seemed that comp. lit. was relegated to a specialized field for language-learners. It would be great if we could combine languages, lit, and translation into one happy subject area.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>BJB.J. Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564748493196230467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26093079.post-57701544802776891122008-12-18T15:56:00.000+00:002008-12-18T15:56:00.000+00:00As someone who graduated less than two years ago w...As someone who graduated less than two years ago with a degree in comparative literature, I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I agree because comparative literature becomes so self-involved in endless theory and analysis that it almost becomes removed from the literature itself. Translation is necessarily closer to the literature.<BR/><BR/>I don't really think comparative literature should be dropped, but rather it should be thought of less as a study of literature and more as a study of different lens of analysis...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com