At long last, we have a book that does justice to the geographic reach and influence of Da.n.din's extraordinary irror of Literature. Beyond its undeniable scholarly value, this remarkable edited volume, featuring the work of specialists in almost every region and religious tradition in Asia that Da.n.din's poetics had an impact, also serves as a model for collaborative scholarship in the Humanities. Lasting Vision, imbued with the spirit of Da.n.din's intellectual capaciousness and curiosity, offers an open-palmed invitation to follow new paths into the study of literary theory and the world's literatures. It is an invitation worth accepting.
Yigal Bronner is a Sanskritist whose areas of interest include literature, literary theory, and South Asian intellectual history more generally. He teaches in the Department of Asian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.