comparative literature

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the study of the literatures of two or more groups differing in cultural background and, usually, in language, concentrating on their relationships to and influences upon each other.

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How to use comparative literature in a sentence

The research literature, too, asks these questions, and not without reason.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She wanted to know what happened over five years, or even 10, but the scientific literature had little to offer.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The religion shaped all facets of life: art, medicine, literature, and even dynastic politics.
The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma|Brendon Hong|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Speaking of the literature you love, the Bloomsbury writers crop up in your collection repeatedly.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Literature in the 14th century, Strohm points out, was an intimate, interactive affair.
A Year In The Life of The Canterbury Tales’ Storied Beginnings|Wendy Smith|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All along the highways and by-paths of our literature we encounter much that pertains to this "queen of plants."
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
There cannot be many persons in the world who keep up with the whole range of musical literature as he does.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
It is impossible to form a just estimate of the Bible without some knowledge of ancient history and comparative mythology.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
In early English literature there was at one time a tendency to ascribe to Solomon various proverbs not in the Bible.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
He was deeply versed in Saxon literature and published a work on the antiquity of the English church.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell