Thinking Literature across Continents

__Thinking Literature across Continents__ finds Ranjan Ghosh and J. Hillis Miller—two thinkers from different continents, cultures, training, and critical perspectives—debating and reflecting upon what literature is and why it matters. Ghosh and Miller do not attempt to formulate a joint theory of literature; rather, they allow their different backgrounds and lively disagreements to stimulate generative dialogue on poetry, world literature, pedagogy, and the ethics of literature. Addressing a varied literary context ranging from Victorian literature, Chinese literary criticism and philosophy, and continental philosophy to Sanskrit poetics and modern European literature, Ghosh offers a transnational theory of literature while Miller emphasizes the need to account for what a text says and how it says it. __Thinking Literature across Continents__ highlights two minds continually discovering new paths of communication and two literary and cultural traditions intersecting in productive and compelling ways. Thinking Literature Across Continents Finds Ranjan Ghosh And J. Hillis Miller—two Thinkers From Different Continents, Cultures, Training, And Critical Perspectives—debating And Reflecting Upon What Literature Is And Why It Matters. Ghosh And Miller Do Not Attempt To Formulate A Joint Theory Of Literature; Rather, They Allow Their Different Backgrounds And Lively Disagreements To Stimulate Generative Dialogue On Poetry, World Literature, Pedagogy, And The Ethics Of Literature. Addressing A Varied Literary Context Ranging From Victorian Literature, Chinese Literary Criticism And Philosophy, And Continental Philosophy To Sanskrit Poetics And Modern European Literature, Ghosh Offers A Transnational Theory Of Literature While Miller Emphasizes The Need To Account For What A Text Says And How It Says It. Thinking Literature Across Continents Highlights Two Minds Continually Discovering New Paths Of Communication And Two Literary And Cultural Traditions Intersecting In Productive And Compelling Ways. -- Provided By Publisher. Introduction: Thinking Across Continents / Ranjan Ghosh -- Introduction Continued: The Idiosyncrasy Of The Literary Text / J. Hillis Miller -- Making Sahitya Matter / Ranjan Ghosh -- Literature Matters Today / J. Hillis Miller -- The Story Of A Poem / Ranjan Ghosh -- Western Theories Of Poetry : Reading Wallace Stevens's The Motive For Metaphor -- / J. Hillis Miller -- More Than Global / Ranjan Ghosh -- Globalization And World Literature / J. Hillis Miller -- Reinventing The Teaching Machine : Looking For A Text In An Indian Classroom / Ranjan Ghosh -- Should We Read Or Teach Literature Now? / J. Hillis Miller -- The Ethics Of Reading Sahitya / Ranjan Ghosh -- Literature And Ethics : Truth And Lie In Framley Parsonage / J. Hillis Miller. Ranjan Ghosh, J. Hillis Miller. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 'Thinking Literature across Continents' finds Ranjan Ghosh and J. Hillis Miller--two thinkers from different continents, cultures, training, and critical perspectives--debating and reflecting upon what literature is and why it matters. Ghosh and Miller do not attempt to formulate a joint theory of literature; rather, they allow their different backgrounds and lively disagreements to stimulate generative dialogue on poetry, world literature, pedagogy, and the ethics of literature. Addressing a varied literary context ranging from Victorian literature, Chinese literary criticism and philosophy, and continental philosophy to Sanskrit poetics and modern European literature, Ghosh offers a transnational theory of literature while Miller emphasizes the need to account for what a text says and how it says it. This book highlights two minds continually discovering new paths of communication and two literary and cultural traditions intersecting in productive and compelling ways Cover Contents Preface Acknowledgments (Ranjan Ghosh) Acknowledgments (J. Hillis Miller) Introduction: Thinking across Continents Introduction Continued: The Idiosyncrasy of the Literary Text Part I: The Matter and Mattering of Literature Chapter 1. Making Sahitya Matter Chapter 2. Literature Matters Today Part II: Poem and Poetry Chapter 3. The Story of a Poem Chapter 4. Western Theories of Poetry: Reading Wallace Stevens’s “The Motive for Metaphor” Part III: Literature and the World Chapter 5. More than Global Chapter 6. Globalization and World Literature Part IV: Teaching Literature Chapter 7. Reinventing the Teaching Machine: Looking for a Text in an Indian Classroom Chapter 8. Should We Read or Teach Literature Now? Part V: Ethics and Literature Chapter 9. The Ethics of Reading Sahitya Chapter 10. Literature and Ethics: Truth and Lie in Framley Parsonage Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Ranjan Ghosh and J. Hillis Miller—two thinkers from different continents, cultures, training, and critical perspectives—debate and reflect upon what literature is, can be, and do in variety of contexts ranging from Victorian literature and Chinese literary criticism to Sanskrit Poetics and Continental philosophy.