Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Editor’s Preface vi
4. Advertisement viii
5. 1. Casting Off 1
6. 2. Reading a Novel 13
7. 3. Reading a Poem 34
8. 4. Drama: An Aside 54
9. 5. The Essay: A Note (On Being Late) 61
10. 6. On Critical and Creative Writing 67
11. 7. The Literary Turn 92
12. 8. Veerer: Where Ghosts Live 119
13. 9. Veerer: Reading Melville’s ‘Bartleby’ 151
14. 10. Veering with Lawrence 177
15. Appendix: A Note on Nodism 210
16. Index 214