Welcome to the Department of Comparative Literature ‘Ten languages, five continents, over 2,500 years of literature’ About the Department
98% student satisfaction rate Final year Comp. Lit. students ‘highly satisfied’ with quality of teaching National Student Survey, 2016
Undergraduate courses ‘Study undergraduate literature in the very heart of London’ Learn more about our undergraduate courses
Postgraduate courses Master’s degrees focused on literatures from across the globe Learn more about our postgraduate courses
Our research ‘We are committed to advancing the global scope of the discipline’ Learn more about our research
About Comparative Literature The study of Comparative Literature at King's College London embraces ten languages and five continents, and spans over 2,500 years. Discover more about the Department of Comparative Literature
Undergraduate Explore literature beyond the borders of one country or culture, and study the interactions between literature and other forms of human expression. Undergraduate Comparative Literature at King's
Postgraduate Our Comparative Literature Department at King’s is one of only a few departments in the whole of the UK dedicated to the comparative study of literature. Postgraduate Comparative Literature at King's
Expertise Areas of particular academic expertise represented within the Comparative Literature Department
19 February 2019 'What Makes a Classic' workshop with Hong Kong University A Workshop co-organised by the Departments of Classics and Comparative Literature, King’s College…
3 April 2018 Dr Rosa Mucignat wins PEGS prize 2017 Comparative Literature department member Rosa Mucignat wins PEGS prize 2017
25 Mar Narrating the Physical and the Psychological in African Prison Memoir 25 March 2019 King's Postcolonial Seminar: Dr. Rachel Knighton discusses “Narrating the Physical and the…
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