Abstract
In their article "The Theoretical Basis and Framework of Variation Theory" Shunqing Cao and Zhoukun Han re-examine the conclusions on variation theory drawn from Cao's The Variation Theory of Comparative Literature. Drawing on the past three decades of Chinese comparatist practice, the proposal of variation theory in that book is a scientific endeavor from China. China's comparative literature has sustained a focus on comparison of literatures Eastern and Western. And Chinese scholars have long been aware of the heterogeneity of civilizations and the variability in literature exchanges. By demonstrating uses and potentials of variation theory, this thesis attempts to show that variation theory offers a response and potential way forward for the current disciplinary crisis in comparative literature.
Recommended Citation
Cao, Shunqing;
and Han, Zhoukun.
"The Theoretical Basis and Framework of Variation Theory."
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
19.5
(2017):
<https://doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.3108>
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