La Romanistique – genèse, évolution et nouvelles perspectives d’une discipline singulière
Romance Studies – genesis, evolution, and new perspectives of a singular discipline

Author(s): Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, French Literature, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Romance philology; linguistics; literary studies; cultural studies; comparatism; professional challenges
Summary/Abstract: This contribution treats the history and the evolution of the discipline of ‘Romanistik’ (Romance philology) which is born in Germany in the beginning of the 19th century, in a twofold perspective: on the one hand, it points out its very particular conception, placed on an international level, embracing the study of different romance languages, literatures and cultures; and, on the other hand, it shows the evolution of the discipline during these last decades, where it has been partially put into question, being confronted to specific challenges on the methodological, theoretical, organizational and also professional level.

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