Keywords earl miner easternwestern comparative literature studies. In this, the fullest, sustained interpretation of aristotles poetics available in english, stephen halliwell demonstrates that the poetics, despite its laconic brevity, is a coherent statement of a challenging theory of poetic art, and it hints towards a theory of mimetic art in general. Brower, the standard treatment of the subject is in english. There are discussions of plot and the unity of action, character and fictional necessity, catharsis, pity and fear, and aesthetic pleasure. Poetics may be defined, according to earl miner, as conceptions or theories or systems of literature. Read download comparative poetics pdf pdf download. Earl roy miner comparative literature, earl miner writes, clearly involves something more than comparing two great german pocts, and something different from a chinese studying french literature or a russian.
Pdf download essays on aristotles poetics free ebooks pdf. The tradition of verses in kashmiri ascribed to the fourteenthcentury female ascetic lalla might seem a strange place to look for answers to these questions, given that the customary parameters of comparative poetics trace disciplinary origins to no earlier than the twentieth century earl miner and tend to favour a large sample size the. Earl miner demonstrates that these definitions and inferences from them constitute useful bases for comparative poetics. Earl miner, an emeritus professor at princeton and a leading scholar of english and japanese literature, died april 17 after a long illness. In comparative poetics 1990 earl miner tried to bring some clarity to the re. It is a retelling of the story of saint catherine of alexandria and her martyrdom by the roman emperor maximinus, the tyrant of the title, who is enraged at catherines refusal to submit to his violent sexual passion dryden reportedly wrote the play in only seven. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the. An intercultural essay on theories of literature, earl miner holds that once one or several critics who have an insight defining the nature and position of literature on the basis of the most advocated genre at that time, a kind of originative poetics has already developed. Download comparative romanticisms ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub. Earl once wrote, i look upon literary study more as. Earl roy miner comparative literature, earl miner writes, clearly involves something more than comparing two great german pocts, and something different from. Earl roy miner february 21, 1927 april 17, 2004 was a professor at princeton university. Chinesewestern comparative poetics chinese studies. An intercultural essay on theories of literature, earl miner.
With that 1990 footnote, repeated by its author earl miner in 2000, and then again by jonathan culler in the opening paragraph of his 2015 theory of the lyric,1 any claim of arabic or persian poetics on our attention is rendered null ab initio one is left with a choice. The tradition of verses in kashmiri ascribed to the fourteenthcentury female ascetic lalla might seem a strange place to look for answers to these questions, given that the customary parameters of comparative poetics trace disciplinary origins to no earlier than the twentieth century earl miner and tend to favour a large. The tradition of verses in kashmiri ascribed to the fourteenthcentury female ascetic lalla might seem a strange place to look for answers to these questions, given that the customary parameters of comparative poetics trace disciplinary origins to no earlier than the twentieth century earl miner and tend to favour a large sample size. An intercultural essay on theories of literature by earl miner pp.
A scholar of inestimable breadth and quality, he distinguished himself in seventeenth and eighteenthcentury studies, in poetics, translation, and the classical traditions in english literature, as well as in. The theoretical work done in comparative poetics offers an important perspective on the problem of world literature. The poetry written by the japanese imperial court between a. A specialist in early modern english literature, classical japanese literature and comparative poetics, miner was awarded with the universitys behrman award in 1993 for distinguished achievement. World literature and comparative poetics semantic scholar. Comparative literature, earl miner writes, clearly involves something more than comparing two great german poets, and something different from a chinese studying french literature or a russian studying italian literature. In spite of his subtle critique of earlier theoretical models, for claudio guillen the basic issues remain genres, themes, literary relations, and historiology, in the challenge of comparative literature cambridge. Read download essays on aristotle s poetics princeton. In the west, it was earl miner in particular who opened the debate on the commensurability of the worlds literary cultures. Download pdf comparativeromanticisms free online new. Poetic syntax and affect in arabic literature and theology.
An intercultural essay on theories of literature by earl roy miner 3. Jul 15, 2014 in current international comparative literature scholarship, earl miners significant contribution seems to be overlooked, although comparative poetics is still discussed periodically. Our common understanding, for earl miner, comparative. To the author, miner is not the first to shift critical attention from a traditional eurocentric or westcentric mode to eastwest comparative literature and theoretical studies. Because these different genres are in different cultural systems, his comparative poetics must be intercultural. The present volume, an introduction to that literature, is at once a condensation, a reorganization, and an extension to a. Earl miner s success owes much to the paradigm shifts in sinology that happened in the later half of the twentieth century.
Comparative romanticisms download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. The author asserts that earl miner, as a distinguished scholar in comparative literature studies, has made innovative contribution in three aspects. Comparative poetics by earl roy miner, 9780691068602, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The former, sun asserts, is an extension of a metaphysics of imposition of a violent creativity metaphor imposes similarities, while the latter is based on harmony and. Download comparative poetics ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Departing from these, miner draws a map for the literary and poetic tradition of the west and the east, thereby redefining the essence of literature. Comparative poetics download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
Hence comparative poetics can be understood one of the frameworks of the comparative study of literature. These shifts also played a role in the rise of new sinology. Oct 01, 2010 miner was a tireless comparatist, eager, as he put it, to a study something other than what are, all things considered, the short and simple annals of one cultural parish at one historic momenta, as he says in comparative poetics. Problems with value judgment and criterion for this judgment resulting from intercultural comparison can be. Miner built a system of intercultural comparative poetics in his comparative poetics. Earl roy miner february 21, 1927 april 17, 2004 was a professor at princeton university, and a noted scholar of japanese literature and especially japanese poetry. Earl was townsend martin, class of 1917, professor of english and comparative. The first one intends to make a summary of earl miner s crosscultural comparative poetics. Departing from these, miner draws a map for the literary and poetic tradition of the west and the. An intercultural essay on theories of literature by earl miner, 1990, princeton university press, princeton, n. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The above text, published by purdue university press purdue university, has been downloaded 499 times as of 11.
Philosophers, classicists, and literary critics connect the poetics to taristoltles psychology and history, ethics an politics. Comparative literature and the plural vision of discourse. Not global without the middle east two trends played a significant role in the development of comparative poetics. Tyrannick love, or the royal martyr is a tragedy by john dryden in rhymed couplets, first acted in june 1669, and published in 1670. The former is the presupposition of earl miner s system of comparative poetics, and the latter its basic standard. Sep 11, 20 aristotles poetics is the earliestsurviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. An intercultural essay on theories of literature by earl miner, 1990. Besides representing an elegant example of the comparatists approach to the texts, its greatest value lies in miner s understanding of what has, and should not define comparative studies as an academic discipline. His main contention in comparative poetics an intercultural essay on theories of literature is that western poetics, being built upon the originative poetics of aristotle, is irremediably tainted by the mechanism of drama. The autonomy of literature and literary standard is of great significance for earl miner s comparative poetics research. Earl miner 19272004 was one of the twentieth centurys. Articles may also explore movements, themes, forms, the history of ideas, relations between authors, the foundations of criticism and theory. The author asserts that earl miner, as a distinguished scholar in comparative literature studies, has made innovative. Download ebook comparative literature, earl miner writes, clearly involves something more than comparing two great german poets, and something different from a chinese studying french literature or a russian studying.
Besides representing an elegant example of the comparatists approach to the texts, its greatest value lies in miner s understanding of what has, and should not define comparative. Thereisone longerandmore leisurelypoem,a belated lettertoa. Miner joined the princeton faculty in 1972 and retired as the townsend martin, class of 1917, professor of english and comparative literature in 2000. Earl miner miner joined the princeton faculty in 1972 and retired as the townsend martin, class of 1917, professor of english and comparative literature in 2000. The editor, earl miner, was townsend martin, class of 1917, professor of english and comparative literature at princeton university. The theoretical work done in comparative poetics offers an important perspective on.
Books by earl roy miner author of an introduction to. Douwe fokkema 19312011, the expresident of the international comparative literature association 19851988 and the distinguished professor of utrecht university, was a dutch. It is a retelling of the story of saint catherine of alexandria and her martyrdom by the roman emperor maximinus, the tyrant of the title, who is enraged at catherines refusal to submit to his violent sexual passion. In current international comparative literature scholarship, earl miner s significant contribution seems to be overlooked, although comparative poetics is still discussed periodically. This work proposes various ways to study something other than what are, all. Translation and literature list of issues volume 2, issue 2 comparative poetics. What is comparative poetics, and where is it to be found. In current international comparative literature scholarship, earl miners significant contribution seems to be overlooked, although comparative poetics is still discussed periodically. This work proposes various ways to study something other than what are, all things considered, the short and simple. The first one intends to make a summary of earl miners crosscultural comparative poetics. Comparative literature studies publishes comparative critical essays that range across the rich traditions of africa, asia, europe, and north and south america, and that examine the literary relations between east and west, north and south. Earl miner played a decisive role in shaping the discipline of comparative literature in.
Earl miner, specialist in english and japanese literature. Miner joined the princeton faculty in 1972 and retired as the townsend martin, class of 1917, professor of english and comparative. Comparative literature, earl miner writes, clearly involves something more than comparing two great german poets, and something different from a chinese studying french literature or a russian studying. In it, aristotle offers an account of what he calls. Download pdf comparative poetics free online new books. Comparative poetics is an important essay for our time and deserves to be read with reflection. Aristotle who defined literature on the basis of theatre built the western poetics, which is.
Miner admitted his indebtedness to liu and dedicated his comparative poetics to him. Earl miners seminal study on the genesis and develop ment of literary systems critical inquiry, winter 1978, pp. Comparatists have followed miner s antiwestcentrism and they have also failed to expand the geographical frontiers of his comparative poetics. While far eastern and indian critical traditions have played a significant role in the field of comparative poetics, the middle eastern tradition and persian literature have been neglected. Definitions, yearbook of comparative and general literature 37 1989. Owens method used in his readings in chinese literary thought is a contribution to chinesewestern comparative poetics because 1 it breaks the misunderstanding that yina cao, about chinesewestern comparative poetics.
Earl miner project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Using comparative poetics as a form of cultural critique, suns newest work returns to older arguments about the differences between metaphor and scenefeeling poetics. Comparative poetics means research and exploration into fundamental issues of literary theory from a comparative and intercultural perspective wang 418. Comparative literature and the plural vision of discourse zhang longxi. Medicine the milkwoman bangshis door at four in the morningdemandinga receipt. Download pdf essays on aristotle s poetics princeton. An introduction to japanese court poetry earl miner.
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