Editing Comparative literature (section)

==French School==
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From the early part of the 20th century until [[World War II|the Second World War]], the field was characterised by a notably empiricist and positivist approach, termed the "French School", in which scholars like Paul Van Tiegham examined works forensically, looking for evidence of "origins" and "influences" between works from different nations often termed "rapport des faits". Thus a scholar might attempt to trace how a particular literary idea or motif traveled between nations over time. In the French School of Comparative Literature, the study of influences and mentalities dominates. Today, the French School practices the nation-state approach of the discipline although it also promotes the approach of a "European Comparative Literature". The publications from this school include, ''La Littérature Comparée'' (1967) by C. Pichois and A.M. Rousseau, ''La Critique Littéraire'' (1969) by J.-C. Carloni and Jean Filloux and ''La Littérature Comparée'' (1989) by Yves Cheverel, translated into English as ''Comparative Literature Today: Methods & Perspectives'' (1995).