«Difference does not separate us». For a comparative and 'differential' analysis of literary and cultural relations
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Abstract
This essay presents the methodological foundation of a so-called «differential comparison». The epistemological gain of this method is illustrated by two important literary and cultural practices commonly universalized and lacking differentiation: the rewriting of Greek myths and of canonical fairy tales (as Little Red Riding Hood). Comparative differential analysis proves them to be profoundly dialogical and intertextual.
Keywords
- «Differential comparison»
- Greek myths
- Fairy tales
- Intertextuality
