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 April 2025: Lisa Barrett, Automata, and Medea’s RevengeLITERARY 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 In the two months since my February blog, my primary engagement with universals has been my response to Lisa Feldman Barrett’s influential argument against emotion universals. I […]
- Reply to SingerPatrick Colm Hogan, University of Connecticut First, I wish to thank Professor Singer for responding to my blog post, especially as his response leads me to clarify one of the key points in the post. When I spoke of a dominant emotion, I should have clarified that I am not referring to something that we […]
- Reply to Hogan (Blog for February 2025)Peter Singer, Princeton University Thanks for your thoughtful discussion of some important issues that I have also discussed. I don’t have time for a full response, but I can clear up the question you raise here: “Given the frequency with which he recurs to cases […]