Literary Universals
Modeled on the study of linguistic universals, the Literary Universals Project has two specific purposes. First, it should facilitate access to established work on literary universals, which has otherwise been scattered. Second, it should foster the advancement of further research on literary universals. These specific purposes should in turn contribute to our more general knowledge about literature and, ultimately, our understanding of the human mind and human society.
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University of Connecticut
Department of English
215 Glenbrook Road, U-4025
Storrs, CT 06269-4025
Department of English
215 Glenbrook Road, U-4025
Storrs, CT 06269-4025
Recent Articles
- Blog for July 2024: Endings are Created by InterpretationsLTERARY UNIVERSALS WEBLOG: A series of informal observations and conjectures aimed at fostering more reflection on and discussion about cross-cultural patterns in literature. Nigel Fabb, University of Strathclyde This blog is a response to Patrick Hogan’s response to my valedictory lecture marking my retirement, ‘Why endings are better than beginnings’. This title was appropriate to […]
- Blog for June 2024: Story Endings and Discourse EndingsLITERARY UNIVERSALS WEBLOG: A series of informal observations and conjectures aimed at fostering more reflection on and discussion about cross-cultural patterns in literature. Patrick Colm Hogan, University of Connecticut At the end of May, I had the great pleasure of remotely attending Nigel Fabb’s valedictory address on the topic of endings, given on the occasion of […]
- “The Double” (Addendum): Doubling, Shame, and Body DysmorphiaPatrick Colm Hogan, University of Connecticut As a member of a movie discussion group, I often see films that I would ordinarily be entirely unaware of. The week after posting my blog on “The Double,” I saw Howl’s Moving Castle (Miyazaki). The film concerns a young woman, Sofie, who does not have any real social […]