Dictionnaire International des Termes Littéraires
International Dictionary of Literary Terms

Managing editor: Jean-Marie Grassin, Web editor: Joseph Fahey


Founded by the Association Internationale de Littérature Comparée (Robert Escarpit).

A standing project coordinated by the PPF "Theory and Terminology of Literature" at the Université de Limoges
(A coordination of French comparative literature research centers created by the SFLGC, Jean Bessière)
In partnership with Fabula.org, a literary research portal (Alexandre Gefen)
DITL publications: Vita Nova, Emergence software: Nazih Saboune

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