"In this pioneering study, Zhang Longxi offers a much-needed reappraisal of the thematic and conceptual similarities that unite literary and cultural traditions in the East and West. An expanded version of the lectures he gave as part of the...
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"In this pioneering study, Zhang Longxi offers a much-needed reappraisal of the thematic and conceptual similarities that unite literary and cultural traditions in the East and West. An expanded version of the lectures he gave as part of the Alexander Lectures Series at the University of Toronto in 2005, Unexpected Affinities emphasizes affinity over difference and explores the relationship between East and West in terms of cultural homogeneity, challenging the traditional boundaries of cross-cultural study and comparative literature as a discipline." --Book Jacket The fallacy of cultural incommensurability -- "Faire une perle d'une larme" : reading across cultures -- "Within the infant rind of this weak flower" : the ambivalence of poison and medicine -- "A paradise within thee, happier far" : the dialectic of return and reversal.
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