النّقد المقارن العربي - أهداف و اعتراضات -

The term comparative literature is considered as a controversial term regarding its frail meaning, and it is also a controversial issue in giving it a static name even in its original country, France. This term was continuously criticized by researchers who remained using it due to its spread and famous popularity. This study aims to take note of the extent to which Arab researchers have received the term comparative literature in its various Western schools as it provides an overview on the development of literature in form and content.  We adopted a historical method for the collection of ideas and presenting them and then moving to the most important opinions despite of their diversities, we determined some objectives behind which the comparative literature intends to achieve.

Keywords: Comparative literature, comparative criticism, reception, schools of comparative literature, the development of literature.