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What is the main focus of early forms of comparative literature?
Studying diverse literatures in relation to each other
According to Wellek, what is the object of comparative literature?
Studying diverse literatures in relation to each other
What criteria were used by scholars in considering forerunners and their masterpieces?
Excellence
According to Dr. Johnson, what must a work be compared with to be styled excellent?
Other works of the same kind
What does Wellek recognize when turning attention to world literature?
Echoes of a masterpiece on our literature or a work of other nations' literatures as translations and imitations
What is the main focus of early forms of comparative literature?
Studying diverse literatures in their relations with one another
According to Wellek, what does comparative literature recognize in world literature?
Echoes of a masterpiece on our literature or a work of other nations' literatures as translations and imitations
What criteria did scholars use when considering forerunners and their masterpieces in world literature?
Excellence
According to Dr. Johnson, what must a work be compared with to be styled excellent?
Other works of the same kind
What did the idea quoted by Wellek about the object of comparative literature open doors to?
Different language, culture, and literatures behind boundaries to scholars
Explore the early forms of comparative literature as the study of influences, examining diverse literatures in their relations with one another. Dive into the exploration of different languages, cultures, and literary boundaries.
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