| Synopsis: |
Literary Thoughts is a collection of inspiring, thoughtful, creative and critical essays by leading scholars and writers including Avital Ronell, Jesse Ball, Joshua Cohen, Brosi Groys, Ben Lerner, Wayne Koestenbaum, Simon Critchley, Stathis Gourgouris, Shelley Jackson, Paul Audi, Emily Apter, Laurent Dubreuil, Donatien Grau, Tristan Garcia, and Camille Toledo, with an opening text that is a new writing by Helene Cixous. It examines the connections and dialogue between the critical and creative in literary studies, showing that the interaction between these two spheres provide moments of extraordinary creativity in literary as well as theoretical terms. |