Beyond Peripety, Climax and Catastrophe: All Decisive Turning Points in World Literature

The tragic plot provides a tool for examining turning points across genres. This panel inquires about resonances, historico-literary turnarounds, and post-tragic ways of narrating irreversible change in modern world literature.

250-word abstracts and short bio.

Deadline for submissions: Monday, 28 March 2022

Alexander Waszynski, Univ of Greifswald (alexander.waszynski@uni-greifswald.de ) Catherine Culvahouse Fox, Run Run Shaw Heritage House, Univ of Hong Kong (culvahouse@gmail.com )