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The articles in Myths of Origins provide insights into the universality of myths of origins as patterns of literary creation from Antiquity to the present. The essays range from an investigation of the six models of beginnings in Western literature to the workings of modern myths of origins in postcolonial literature and relocate the discussion on myths of origin in a wider context that besides the humanities considers linguistics and the impact of new technologies. The contributing authors to the volume shed light on issues relating to myths of origins by linking this subject to literary creation and adopting a multidisciplinary approach.     

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“Comparative Literature contributes to a sense of being at home in a world that is heterogeneous and fractured, rather than affirming a monolithic canon marked by territory and homogeneity.” This is what our editors wrote in the introduction of the 200th jubilee volume Taking Stock – Twenty-Five Years of Comparative Literary Research (2019). The past volumes in this series provide a look into the history of Comparative Literary Studies of the last three decades. Having started with ‘classical’ literary studies, the series opened to contemporary approaches such as migration studies, memory studies, and human-animal studies. Thus, it is ready for its future. Norbert Bachleitner, Universität Wien, Austria - Juliane Werner, Universität Wien, Austria

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Emilia Di Rocco teaches Comparative Literature at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. She has published books and many articles on the rewritings of myth in modernity, including Raccontare il ritorno. Temi e trame della letteratura (il Mulino, 2017). Chiara Lombardi is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Torino. She has published monographs, translations and many articles on the reception of the Classics from Renaissance to Contemporary Age.    

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