In the last twenty-five years or so, the study of world literature has invigorated literary studies
in general, and comparative literature in particular. World literature offers an excellent opportunity
for non-Western and even “minor” European literary traditions to have their best works translated,
introduced, and known beyond their cultures of origin to become part of world literature. The
scope of literary studies has expanded to include more works from the world’s different literary
traditions and bring them to theoretically sophisticated and insightful discussions. In this issue of
the
Journal of Foreign Languages and Cultures
, we are happy to have