The Racehorse of Genius. Literary and Cultural Comparisons

Benedict Keble Schofield (Editor), Martin Liebscher (Editor), Godela Weiss-Sussex (Editor)

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Abstract

'Es zerfiel mir alles in Teile, die Teile wieder in Teile, und nichts mehr ließ sich mit einem Begriff umspannen.' This is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal summarizes the crisis of modernity in his Chandos letter. The failure to bind together facts by language is arguably the inability to compare them. Notwithstanding Hofmannsthal's grim verdict, the contributions to this volume clearly reveal the relevance of comparison for literary studies today. The topic of comparison is only one of the many strands running through this collection of essays - the reader will find more links between the individual contributions.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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