comparative literature

1. 1.

   study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation)

   Broaderliterary study

Questions about comparative literature

What does comparative literature mean?

comparative literature means "study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation)".

Is comparative literature a common word?

comparative literature is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.