Comparative Literature and the Historical Imaginary: Reading Conrad, Weiss, Sebald

1. Introduction: Comparative Readings in the Twenty-First Century.- PART I: OUTLINING THE FUTURE: PETER WEISS'S DIE ÄSTHETIK DES WIDERSTANDS AND THE PARATAXIS OF HISTORY.- 2. Sensory Representations and Untimely Reference in Die Ästhetik des Widerstands.- 3. Coordinates of Comparison: Weiss's Poetics of Historical Relation.- PART II: "I WOULD NOT EVEN INVENT A TRANSITION." (RE-) CONTEXTUALIZING JOSEPH CONRAD.- 4. Imperial Comparison and Postcolonial Reading.- 5. Conrad as a Bridge.- PART III: ANALOGY AND THE NARRATION OF TRAUMA IN W. G. SEBALD'S AUSTERLITZ AND DIE RINGE DES SATURN.- 6. Repetition and Digression: Sebald's Narratives of Trauma.- 7. Configurations of the Present in Sebald.- 8. Conclusion: Present Futures.- Bibliography.-