Fiction and the Figures of LifeEssays by William H. Gass. |
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Contents
Philosophy and the Form of Fiction | 3 |
The Medium of Fiction | 27 |
The Concept of Character in Fiction | 34 |
Her Escape from Protective | 79 |
The Leading Edge of the Trash Phenomenon | 97 |
Pricksongs Descants | 104 |
Imaginary Borges and His Books | 120 |
The Bingo Game at the Foot of the Cross | 134 |
The High Brutality of Good Intentions | 177 |
The Stylization of Desire | 191 |
Cockadoodledoo | 206 |
From Some Ashes No Bird Rises | 212 |
The Case of the Obliging Stranger | 225 |
Russells Memoirs | 242 |
The Evil Demiurge | 253 |
The Imagination of an Insurrection | 263 |
The ShutIn | 140 |
A Spirit in Search of Itself | 157 |
In the Cage | 164 |
The Artist and Society | 276 |
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| Title | Fiction and the Figures of Life Literary criticism Nonpareil Books Literary criticism Nonpareil books |
| Author | William H. Gass |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | David R. Godine Publisher, 1971 |
| ISBN | 0879232544, 9780879232542 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / General |
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