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Rethinking Central Europe comparatively means crossing various topologies built up by the human 'pathos' of identities and history's destroying or recreating collectivities. Of course, this comparative approach necessarily implies a dialectic process in which local and global, as well as the interaction between the two, must be considered. Inevitably broader issues arise, such as the notion of 'Weltliteratur'. The following article considers the problems inherent in such an endeavor, especially for a region as difficult to define as Central Europe.