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Global literature

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Global literature"

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world literaturenoun(uncommon) The world's national literature collectively, especially the circulation and appreciation of works beyond their country of origin.
comparative literaturenounThe academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, cultural and national boundaries.
comp. lit.nounAbbreviation of comparative literature. [The academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, cultural and national boundaries.]
literaturologynoun(uncommon) The scholarly or scientific study of literature.
literary sciencenounIn many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory.
comparatistnounA person who carries out a comparative study, especially of language and literary works.
metaliteraturenounliterature that deals with the subject of literature
comparative linguistnounlinguist whose field is comparative linguistics.
literaturenounThe body of all written works.
literary criticismnoun(literature) The study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.
secondary literaturenounsecondary source
lit.Abbreviation of literal. [Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.]
escape literaturenounAny genre of literature that is read as a form of escapism.
comparative linguisticsnoun(linguistics) A branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages in order to establish their historical relatedness.
literary theorynoun(literature) The theory or the philosophy of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism
thematologynounThe study of themes in literature, especially that of a geographically distributed culture.
ecocriticismnounThe interdisciplinary study of literature and ecology.
subliteraturenoun(uncountable) Inferior literature, such as pulp fiction.
artsnounThe humanities.
logocentrismnounThe assumption that language is a fundamental or objective means of referring to reality, or that all thought and perception is ultimately based on language.

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