Tactile Poetics

by Sarah Jackson

English poetry, history and criticismTouch in literatureModern LiteratureHistory and criticismHuman body in literaturePsychology and literatureLiteraturePhilosophy

This text conceptualizes the relationship between touching and writing through a theory of 'tactile poetics'; it offers an analysis of a range of literary genres; examines writings on touch by Anzieu, Cixous, Derrida, Freud and Nancy; and explores the intersections between creative and critical thinking and writing.

For young readers

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