Ways of re-thinking literature / Tom Bishop & Donatien Grau

By:

Bishop, Tom

Contributor(s):

Grau, Donatien

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Routledge, c 2018.Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 224 p.: 24 cmISBN:

9781138675759

Subject(s):

Creative writing and Critical theory

DDC classification:

23 801.95 BIS

Contents:

Part I: Literary Narratives 1 The Disappearing Avant-Garde Tom Bishop 2 The Critical Life: Rethinking Biography in an Experimental Mode Emily Apter 3 What Literature Can Do Philippe Artieres 4 Some Notes Towards a Literary Conception of Literature Donatien Grau Part II: Literature and the Novel 5 The Installation as Novel Boris Groys 6 History of New Novels Adam Thirlwell 7 What becomes of the novel when the gods are coming back Tristan Garcia Part III: Literature and the Poetic 8 The Varieties of Literary Experience Peter Schjeldahl 9. Intellection, Cognition, Contradiction Laurent Dubreuil 10 Heiner Muller's Lyric Loneliness and the Mythical Body Stathis Gourgouris 11 The Route of the Impossible Paul Audi Part IV: A New Subjectivity 12 Re-thinking, re-feeling literature Camille Laurens 13 Hoarding as Ecriture Dodie Bellamy 14 Corpse Pose Wayne Koestenbaum 15 The Shelley Jackson Vocational School for Ghost Speakers and Hearing-Mouth Children Shelley Jackson 16 Some Fragments Mael Renouard 17 Fictional Habitation Camille de Toledo Act two: Why I am a destiny Vanessa Place

Summary: Ways of Re-Thinking Literature creates a unique platform where leading literary thinkers and practitioners provide a multiplicity of views into what literature is today. The texts gathered in this extraordinary collection range from philosophy to poetry, to theatre, to cognitive sciences, to art criticism, fiction, and their authors rank amongst the most significant figures in their fields, in France, the United States and the United Kingdom. Topics covered include an assessment of the role of literary narratives in contemporary writing; new considerations on the novel; a redefinition of the "poetic" factor in poetry and life; and a discussion of how literature engages with contemporary forms of individuality. Under the auspices of literary luminaries Hélène Cixous and the late John Ashbery, these new pieces of writing bring to light contributions by innovative and well-established authors from the English-speaking sphere, as well as never-before-translated prominent new voices in French theory. Featuring original work from some of today's most influential authors, Ways of Re-Thinking Literature is an indispensable tool for anybody interested in the future and possibilities of literature as an endeavour for life, thought, and creativity. With special cover artwork by Rita Ackermann, the volume includes contributions from Emily Apter, Philippe Artières, John Ashbery, Paul Audi, Dodie Bellamy, Tom Bishop, Hélène Cixous, Laurent Dubreuil, Tristan Garcia, Donatien Grau, Stathis Gourgouris, Boris Groys, Shelley Jackson, Wayne Koestenbaum, Camille Laurens, Vanessa Place, Maël Renouard, Peter Schjeldahl, Adam Thirwell, and Camille de Toledo

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Literature	Fiction	801.95 BIS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		47166

Part I: Literary Narratives
1 The Disappearing Avant-Garde Tom Bishop
2 The Critical Life: Rethinking Biography in an Experimental Mode Emily Apter
3 What Literature Can Do Philippe Artieres
4 Some Notes Towards a Literary Conception of Literature Donatien Grau
Part II: Literature and the Novel
5 The Installation as Novel Boris Groys
6 History of New Novels Adam Thirlwell
7 What becomes of the novel when the gods are coming back Tristan Garcia
Part III: Literature and the Poetic
8 The Varieties of Literary Experience Peter Schjeldahl
9. Intellection, Cognition, Contradiction Laurent Dubreuil
10 Heiner Muller's Lyric Loneliness and the Mythical Body Stathis Gourgouris
11 The Route of the Impossible Paul Audi
Part IV: A New Subjectivity
12 Re-thinking, re-feeling literature Camille Laurens
13 Hoarding as Ecriture Dodie Bellamy
14 Corpse Pose Wayne Koestenbaum
15 The Shelley Jackson Vocational School for Ghost Speakers and Hearing-Mouth Children Shelley Jackson
16 Some Fragments Mael Renouard
17 Fictional Habitation Camille de Toledo
Act two: Why I am a destiny Vanessa Place

Ways of Re-Thinking Literature creates a unique platform where leading literary thinkers and practitioners provide a multiplicity of views into what literature is today. The texts gathered in this extraordinary collection range from philosophy to poetry, to theatre, to cognitive sciences, to art criticism, fiction, and their authors rank amongst the most significant figures in their fields, in France, the United States and the United Kingdom. Topics covered include an assessment of the role of literary narratives in contemporary writing; new considerations on the novel; a redefinition of the "poetic" factor in poetry and life; and a discussion of how literature engages with contemporary forms of individuality. Under the auspices of literary luminaries Hélène Cixous and the late John Ashbery, these new pieces of writing bring to light contributions by innovative and well-established authors from the English-speaking sphere, as well as never-before-translated prominent new voices in French theory. Featuring original work from some of today's most influential authors, Ways of Re-Thinking Literature is an indispensable tool for anybody interested in the future and possibilities of literature as an endeavour for life, thought, and creativity. With special cover artwork by Rita Ackermann, the volume includes contributions from Emily Apter, Philippe Artières, John Ashbery, Paul Audi, Dodie Bellamy, Tom Bishop, Hélène Cixous, Laurent Dubreuil, Tristan Garcia, Donatien Grau, Stathis Gourgouris, Boris Groys, Shelley Jackson, Wayne Koestenbaum, Camille Laurens, Vanessa Place, Maël Renouard, Peter Schjeldahl, Adam Thirwell, and Camille de Toledo

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