Literature is fragile. It serves no obvious purpose. But it is also as close to immortal as any cultural endeavor has ever ...
POSTCOLONIAL discourse is not anything new: back in 1978 with the publication of Edward Said’s book Orientalism ...
This Thursday, the Swedish Academy will reveal the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, ending months of speculation ...
In this paper, I propose that Zhang Longxi’s contributions to literary studies, in general, and to comparative literature, in particular, offer a much-needed starting point to conceive of a new ...
KATHMANDU – Govinda Raj Bhattarai is the first Nepali researcher to earn a PhD in translation studies. His debut novel, ‘Muglan’ (1974), narrates the harrowing tale of Nepalis deceived and left ...
OLR devotes itself to outstanding writing in deconstruction, literary theory, psychoanalytic theory, political theory and related forms of exploratory thought. Founded in 1977 it remains responsive to ...
Fredric Jameson, professor of romance studies, Knut Schmidt Nielsen distinguished professor of comparative literature and director of the Institute for Critical Theory, is remembered for his ...
It’s fair to say that “The Tipping Point” was the tipping point for Malcolm Gladwell’s career. In 2000, the book catapulted Gladwell, then a New Yorker staff writer, to literary superstardom. It also ...
John McMurtrie introduces Literary Journeys: Mapping Fictional Travels Across The World of Literature with the famous Robert Frost quote: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the road less ...