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.
Introduction1 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