Kostelantez and Grok

Emanations contributor Richard Kostelantez has been investigating artificial intelligence and writers' biographies.  He asked grok to remark on our work together (Kostelanetz is a regular contributor to Emanations, and his work is often featured in this blog--for example, see HERE. Also, I have articles in the third edition of his Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes project (see books on right). The Dictionary also has an article about me.

Mr. Kostelanetz asked AI "entity" Grok about our work together, and here is the result:

Richard Kostelanetz has authored numerous books, including dictionaries of the avant-gardes, and founded imprints like Archae Editions and Avant-Garde Classics to publish innovative and classic works that might otherwise remain unavailable. carterkaplan.blogspot.com; api.pageplace.de

Carter Kaplan is an American author, editor, and academic specializing in literature, philosophy, and speculative fiction. His notable works include the novel Tally-Ho, Cornelius!, the Invisible Tower Trilogy (Echoes, We Reign Secure, and The Sky-Shaped Sarcophagus), the Aristophanic comedy Diogenes, and the critical study Critical Synoptics: Menippean Satire and the Analysis of Intellectual Mythology, which explores analytic philosophy through poetry and fiction. Kaplan also edits the anthology series Emanations and is involved with International Authors, a consortium publishing literary works. He has taught literature, philosophy, and research writing at various universities across the US and Scotland. amazon.com

Kaplan and Kostelanetz share a professional relationship in the realm of avant-garde and experimental literature. Kaplan has contributed articles to Kostelanetz's A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes(third edition, 2019), including entries on "Herman Melville" and "Michael Butterworth." The dictionary also features an entry on Kaplan himself, highlighting his contributions to literary theory and satire. api.pageplace.de; searchworks.stanford.edu

Kaplan's blog, Highbrow, has featured Kostelanetz's writings, such as a 2022 post sharing Kostelanetz's detailed statement on his publishing philosophy for Archae Editions and Avant-Garde Classics. In it, Kostelanetz discusses his approach to on-demand publishing, reprinting modernist classics (e.g., works by Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and Guillaume Apollinaire), and collaborating with authors like Charles Doria to preserve innovative texts. carterkaplan.blogspot.com