Comparative Practices: Literature, Language, and Culture in Britain's Long Eighteenth Century

Comparisons not only prove fundamental in the epistemological foundation of modernity (Foucault, Luhmann), but they fulfil a central function in social life and the production of art. Taking a cue from the Practice Turn in sociology, the contributors are investigating the role of comparative practic...

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