Comparative Criticism: Volume 22, East and West: Comparative Perspectives

Comparative Criticism addresses itself to the questions of literary theory and criticism, to comparative studies in terms of theme, genre movement and influence, and to interdisciplinary perspectives. Articles include: Afloat on the Sea of Stories: World tales, English literature, and geopolitical aesthetics; Performance Literature: the traditional Japanese theatre as model; 'Am I in that name?' Women's writing as cultural translation in early Modern China; stabat mater: reflections on a th...