CFP: 'Stanley Cavell and Literary Criticism', conference, May 9-11 2008,
Edinburgh University.
Stanley Cavell's work has been influential for the theory and practice of
literary criticism for many years. From his consideration of Beckett and
Shakespeare in his first book, Must We Mean What We Say? (1969) to the
recent collection of writing on Emerson, Emerson's Transcendental Etudes
(2003), Cavell's philosophical concerns have consistently been grounded in
the problems and challenges offered by literary texts. This conference,
the first to consider explicitly the connection between philosophical
practice and literary art in Cavell, will include major scholars from both
sides of the Atlantic. Professor Cavell has agreed to participate in the
event.
An edited volume of specially commissioned essays arising out of papers
given at the conference is also planned.
Possible topics for consideration include: literary ethics; speech act
theory; literary and philosophical romanticism; the idea of America;
Shakespeare; modernism and modernity.
Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be sent to
[log in to unmask] The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2007.
James Loxley, Lee Spinks, Andrew Taylor (English Literature, University of
Edinburgh)
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