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
- “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 […]
- Blog for April 2024: The Double: A Literary Universal?LITERARY 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 I recently re-watched Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Veronique. It is the story of two women—one Polish, one French—who have (different versions of) the same name […]
- Blog for February 2024: Reason and Aesthetic PleasureLITERARY 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 Back in October, I wrote about Lara Harb’s valuable book (see “Arabic Poetics and Japanese Theatre”). I asked Professor Harb if she wished to respond to […]