Roland Barthes declared that the author is dead and the reader is the author/creator. A writer is never in control … More
Tag: Literature
“Hell is Other People”. No, “To Hell with Other People”
Sartre’s “Hell is other people” reveals how the Other’s gaze traps our freedom. My retort, “To hell with other people,” rejects that entrapment, asserting an inner autonomy beyond judgment. Where Sartre diagnoses entanglement, I offer release — an existential Advaita that dissolves dependence on others’ definitions of self.
Going to Stop Reading the Mayor of Casterbridge
I am going to stop reading the Mayor of Casterbridge (and indeed all literature, and maybe reading anything whatsoever any … More
Literature & Advaita
Do not stop with reading about writers and how and why they write. That is like reading the recipe. Read … More
No more truth, only “reading.” … “Caution! Reader at Work!”
Fifty years ago, a university couldn’t call itself “Tier One” unless it had a renowned English department. No more: Abysmal … More