Adabīyat-i taṭbīqī: Persiska (Farsi) 1401

By definition, comparative literature is considered to be one of the most international and national, if not the most nationalistic fields: literature, depending on the perspective from which we look at it, looks very different. History, geography, and politics play important roles in establishing what to compare and how; Indeed, regional traditions and continental cultures are not only determinative; Rather, they determine in advance what to read and how to relate what we read to written texts in other parts of the world and in other languages. Adaptation has not been a value-free and neutral process. The Persian reader should also look at this brief and concise book about comparative literature in the light of the view that comparability is not a value-free and impartial process: that the international field of comparative literature is currently dominated by Anglo-American approaches to "world literature"; And let's not forget that the term world literature itself, which is misleading for this reason, undoubtedly informs about broader power structures at the levels of culture and politics. Wanghi also informs about the historical development of comparative literature as a modern discipline during two centuries of colonialism, imperialism, and Eurocentricity. This concise book tells the story of these two centuries and explores its foundations.