Comparative literature in the 20 th century and Anton Ocvirk

models (graphs, maps, and trees), which might be interpreted themselves only later. However, if these models are not preceded by interpretations that instruct us what to look for, then we must start from as many starting points as possible. This is how the problem of the enormous number of texts to be read, thrown out the window, so to speak, creeps back through the chimney as the problem of the enormous number of starting points to follow. Moretti’s project resembles the two earlier ones: namely, the positivistic history of literature and structuralism. Milutinovi� concludes that it is worth remembering that both projects were abandoned before any vision of the whole was reached. Eugene Eoyang, in parallel with Virk, rejects currently prevailing notions that comparative literature is obsolete. In addition, he proposes how to enhance the effectiveness and inclusiveness of International Comparative Literature Association in the present context of globalization (“Synergies and Synesthesias: An