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(Vishvanatha Kaviraja, most widely known for his masterpiece in aesthetics, Sahityadarpana, or the “Mirror of Composition,” was a prolific 14th-century Indian poet, scholar, aesthetician, and rhetorician.) - [Current Issues](https://jcla.in/journal-of-comparative-literature-and-aesthetics/current-issues/) - Vol. 49, No. 1, Spring 2026 (Regular Issue) In the Loving Memory of Jürgen Habermas (1929-2026) ARTICLES Andrew Ward - Aesthetic Reasons and Aesthetic Causes: Wittgenstein and Hume on Aesthetic Reactions Francesca Medaglia - The Power of Ethics in Complex Television Narration through Lamarque’s Studies Marcello Di Massa - A Resolute Thomas Bernhard Stephen Chamberlain - [Forthcoming](https://jcla.in/journal-of-comparative-literature-and-aesthetics/forthcoming/) - Vol. 49, No. 2, Summer 2026 [Regular Issue] ARTICLES Per Bjørnar Grande - Was Girard a Romantic? Alivia Banerjee - After Truth: Arendt, Orwell, and the Aestheticization of Reality in the Age of Algorithmic Discourse Nancy Yadav - Body at the Threshold: Affective Intensities and Non-Representational Art in Deleuze Shreyosi Banerjee - The Violence of - [Editorial Board](https://jcla.in/journal-of-comparative-literature-and-aesthetics/editorial-board/) - W. J. T. Mitchell (University of Chicago, USA) Peter Lamarque (University of York, UK) Charles Altieri (UC Berkeley, USA) Jonathan Culler (Cornell University, USA) Terry Eagleton (Lancaster University, UK) Noël Carroll (The City University of New York, USA) Garry Hagberg (Bard College, New York, USA) Stephen Halliwell (University of St Andrews, UK) Sheldon Pollock (Columbia University, USA) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (Columbia - [Call for Papers](https://jcla.in/journal-of-comparative-literature-and-aesthetics/call-for-papers/) - We are now accepting submissions for our regular issues. Manuscripts in MS Word (5,000–10,000 words) adhering to the MLA 9th edition formatting guidelines should be sent to editor@jcla.in. ____________________________________________ Call for Proposals for Special Issues The Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics is accepting proposals for Guest-Edited Special Issues. Individual or joint guest editors are - [Submission Guidelines](https://jcla.in/journal-of-comparative-literature-and-aesthetics/submission-guidelines/) - Submissions must be typed appropriately in Microsoft Word (Times New Roman, 12 Font), not exceeding 10,000 words and not below 5,000, complete with an abstract of 100 words alongside 4 or 5 keywords incorporated within the essay. Papers should adhere to MLA 9th edition formatting guidelines. All essays shall be peer-reviewed (refereed), and those abounding - [Archives](https://jcla.in/journal-of-comparative-literature-and-aesthetics/archives/) - Vol. I, No. 1 (1977-78) ARTICLES Ananta Charana Sukla - Editorial Harold Osborne - Aesthetic Perception John Hospers - Art And Morality P S Sastri - East And West In Coomaraswamy’s Theory of Art Trevor Ling - Humanity’s Relation to Nature in Buddhist Thought Vinayak Krishna Gokak - On Coleridge’s Aesthetics Ananta Charana Sukla - Problem - [Contact](https://jcla.in/journal-of-comparative-literature-and-aesthetics/contact/) - Founding Editor: Ananta Charan Sukla Vishvanatha Kaviraja Institute of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics HIG A-42, Indu Mansion, Sector-7, CDA, Cuttack – 753 014, Odisha, INDIA Email: editor@jcla.in, anantasukla@hotmail.com - [Subscription](https://jcla.in/journal-of-comparative-literature-and-aesthetics/subscription/) - Call for Contributions to a Sustaining Fund The Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics (JCLA) is the official organ of Vishvanatha Kaviraja Institute of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics, India registered under the Societies Registration Act No. XXI of 1860 (No. 13094/2030 of 1977-78). The Journal calls for contributions in order to ensure the quality and - [Vishvanatha Kaviraja Institute](https://jcla.in/journal-of-comparative-literature-and-aesthetics/vishvanatha-kaviraja-institute/) - The Vishvanatha Kaviraja Institute of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics was founded on August 22, 1977 coinciding with the birth centenary of legendary philosopher, aesthetician, and historian of Indian art, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947). It publishes the Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics (ISSN: 0252-8169) and academic books. - [Publication Ethics](https://jcla.in/publication-ethics/) - Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement The Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and practice. It is of paramount importance to us that the editorial operations are governed by fair, transparent, and rigorous practices. We, at the board, try our level best to make everyone involved in