Comparative Encounters Between Artaud, Michaux and the Zhuangzi

Rationality, Cosmology and Ethics

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Comparative Encounters Between Artaud, Michaux and the Zhuangzi by Xiaofan Amy Li, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Xiaofan Amy Li ISBN: 9781351191098
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 2, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Xiaofan Amy Li
ISBN: 9781351191098
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 2, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

"The encounter between different minds and perspectives across time and space has always haunted the literary and philosophical imagination. Just such an encounter is staged and played out in this comparative study, which connects the twentieth-century Francophone writers Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) and Henri Michaux (1899-1984) with the ancient Chinese text Zhuangzi (c. 4th-3rd century BCE). These disparate texts are bridged by questions that draw them into close dialogue: how can Artaud and Michaux, who read about and admired ancient Chinese literature and culture, be rethought through certain philosophical concerns that the Zhuangzi raises? If the points of conceptual intersection focus on rationality, cosmology and ethics, what can they tell us about these important issues? By imagining, constructing and developing this thought-encounter, Li re-envisages Artaud, Michaux and the Zhuangzi through the kaleidoscope of comparative interpretation, juxtaposing and recombining ideas and contexts to form new patterns and meanings. Xiaofan Amy Li is Junior Research Fellow in Comparative Literature and Translation at St Anne's College, Oxford University."

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

"The encounter between different minds and perspectives across time and space has always haunted the literary and philosophical imagination. Just such an encounter is staged and played out in this comparative study, which connects the twentieth-century Francophone writers Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) and Henri Michaux (1899-1984) with the ancient Chinese text Zhuangzi (c. 4th-3rd century BCE). These disparate texts are bridged by questions that draw them into close dialogue: how can Artaud and Michaux, who read about and admired ancient Chinese literature and culture, be rethought through certain philosophical concerns that the Zhuangzi raises? If the points of conceptual intersection focus on rationality, cosmology and ethics, what can they tell us about these important issues? By imagining, constructing and developing this thought-encounter, Li re-envisages Artaud, Michaux and the Zhuangzi through the kaleidoscope of comparative interpretation, juxtaposing and recombining ideas and contexts to form new patterns and meanings. Xiaofan Amy Li is Junior Research Fellow in Comparative Literature and Translation at St Anne's College, Oxford University."

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Older Worker and the Changing Labor Market by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Modern Research Methods for the Study of Behavior in Organizations by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Ernan McMullin and Critical Realism in the Science-Theology Dialogue by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Contemporary French Cultural Studies by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Joan Littlewood by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Youth Culture, Popular Music and the End of 'Consensus' by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Planning Power by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Sociology of Religion by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book China's Regional Development by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Explaining Society by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Delusions by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Changing the News by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Simple by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book The Economic History of India in the Victorian Age by Xiaofan Amy Li
Cover of the book Crisis and Institutional Change in Regional Integration by Xiaofan Amy Li
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy