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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">comparative literature</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>literary studies</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>literature, comparative</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The study of similar literary works from two or more nations, periods, or languages in relation to each other, or the study of any literary phenomenon from the perspective of at least two  literatures. ]]></note></mads>