1st Edition

Comparative Encounters Between Artaud, Michaux and the Zhuangzi Rationality, Cosmology and Ethics

By Xiaofan Amy Li Copyright 2015
188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

This book depicts a fictional encounter between Artaud, Michaux and Zhuangzi to raise important issues about comparative literature. It shows that the themes of rationality, cosmology and ethics are particularly pertinent to bridging a comparative dialogue between them.

Introduction
1 Variations on Perspective: Clearing the Methodological Grounds 
2 Rationality and Knowledge: Order and Chaos, the Sage and the Child 
3 Cosmology: Spirals of Time and Space 
4 Cosmology: Nature beyond Form 
5 Ethical Alternations: The Gift, Indifference, and Agency 
Epilogue

Biography

Xiaofan Amy Li