The avant garde fiction of philosophy Professor William Gass (b. 1924) is given a concise, close reading in this study. Holloway probes the author's philosophical theories and their use in his novels. He also gives a structural analysis by presenting Gass as both a realist and experimentalist whose appeal has been limited to an academic audience. This study reveals how Gass's interest in epistemology, motif and allegory dominate his major works, including the novel Omensetter's Luck. One chapter profiles the novelist just ...
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The avant garde fiction of philosophy Professor William Gass (b. 1924) is given a concise, close reading in this study. Holloway probes the author's philosophical theories and their use in his novels. He also gives a structural analysis by presenting Gass as both a realist and experimentalist whose appeal has been limited to an academic audience. This study reveals how Gass's interest in epistemology, motif and allegory dominate his major works, including the novel Omensetter's Luck. One chapter profiles the novelist just now emerging from obscurity; another dicusses his upcoming novel, The Runnel, which is expected to find a wide popular audience.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0805776052. Numer 564 in the Twayne's United States Authors Series. First printing. Fine in a near fine (light edge wear) dust jacket.
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Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light foxing at top of text block. Light rubbing on top and bottom of front panel, spine heel, and rear flap fold.; Twayne's United States Authors Series; 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches; 160 pages.