Description:
In Wreading: A Poetics of Awareness, or How Do We Know What We Know, acclaimed scholar Jed Rasula invites readers into a bold and intellectually adventurous exploration of language, perception, and understanding. Blurring the boundaries between literary criticism, philosophy, and poetic inquiry, Rasula introduces "wreading" as a dynamic, generative act--one that reshapes how we encounter texts and, ultimately, how we construct knowledge itself. Through innovative analysis and thought-provoking insight, this work challenges conventional distinctions between reading and writing, offering a fresh framework for engaging with literature as a living process of awareness. Ideal for scholars, students, and readers of experimental thought, this book redefines what it means to read--and to know.
Review Quotes:
"As a long-time follower of Rasula's work, I had the highest expectations for Wreading, and I was not disappointed; all the hallmarks of his impressive career are on display here: enviable erudition, lively style, laser-sharp perceptiveness, and fiercely independent (and bracingly unorthodox) stances accompanied by concomitant conviction." --Craig Dworkin, author of Dictionary Poetics: Toward a Radical Lexicography