PhD Comparative Literature in Edinburgh United Kingdom | The University of Edinburgh

Pursuing doctoral studies allows you to create novel, meaningful contributions to Comparative Literature research.

Edinburgh, as the inaugural UNESCO World City of Literature and a prominent cultural center, provides the perfect environment to examine literary works across diverse languages and cultures, while investigating connections between literature and other art forms. Your research will involve comparative analysis of various literary themes, genres, or historical eras.

Our program benefits from the knowledge of faculty throughout the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC). With over 250 years of literary education tradition, we offer one of the UK's most extensive language selections, especially within our European Languages and Cultures department, which includes:

French and Francophone Studies
German
Italian
Russian Studies
Scandinavian Studies (covering Danish, Norwegian and Swedish)
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (Hispanic Studies)