Comparative literature (sometimes abbreviated `Comp. lit.,` or referred to as Global or World Literature) is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or nation groups. While most frequently practiced with works of different languages, comparative literature may also be performed on works of the .....
[n] - study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation)
noun study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation)
the study of the literatures of two or more groups differing in cultural background and, usually, in language, concentrating on their relationships to and influences upon each other.