COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AT UNIVERSITIES IN TURKEY: THEORY, APPLICATION, DEVELOPMENT AND TRENDS

Authors : Elmas ŞAHİN

Pages : 124-138

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Publication Date : 2021-03-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In Turkey both the theoretical and practical several studies have been done in the context of the definition, nature and methods of comparative literature; however, most of the studies are far from understanding the comparative literature. It is a fact that the discipline comparative literature compares `what, how, why` has not been fully understand, and that the definitions, scopes and methods of comparative literature lead to confusions, misunderstandings, misperceptions or wrong approaches when literary studies in Turkish are reviewed. In this respect, this study deals with the present state of comparative literature studies at Turkish universities related to the theory, perception and application of comparative literature scholarship in Turkey and focuses on significant mistakes made in the theory and practice related to the comparative literature whose main function is to examine at least two different nations` literatures, interactions between literatures.
Keywords : Comparative literature, Turkish literature, theory, application, perception, approaches