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Synopsis
William H. Gass, one of america's most brilliant and eclectic minds, examines literature, culture, writers, and the nature and uses of language and the written word.. In this sequel to Fiction & the Figures of Life, one of America's most brilliant and eclectic minds examines literature, culture, writers (their lives and works), and the nature and uses of language and the written word. Included are discussions of Valry, Henry Miller, Sartre, Freud, Faulkner, suicide, "art and order," and the transformation of language into poetry and fiction. The vividness and clarity of Gass's writing, the unabashed love and inimitable use of language-his startling metaphors, the sinuousness of his philosophy, the originality of his vision-make each essay a searching revelation of its subject, as well as an example of Gass's own singular artistry.
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"Mr. Gass is an ironist of the highest caliber.... he is an improbable ?minence grise of American letters, festooned with accolades; if there is any justice in the world he will one day get his Nobel prize.... As an essayist, his prose is gorgeously musical, ticking along smoothly as if measured out by metronome. He composes miniature fugues and conducts cadenzas while meandering around his subjects..." -- Vladislav Davidzon, The New York Observer
"The finest prose stylist in America" -- Steven Moore, Washington Post
Mr. Gass is an ironist of the highest caliber.... he is an improbable ?minence grise of American letters, festooned with accolades; if there is any justice in the world he will one day get his Nobel prize.... As an essayist, his prose is gorgeously musical, ticking along smoothly as if measured out by metronome. He composes miniature fugues and conducts cadenzas while meandering around his subjects...--Vladislav Davidzon "The New York Observer "
The finest prose stylist in America. --Steven Moore "Washington Post "
The finest prose stylist in America.--Steven Moore "Washington Post "
About the Author
William Gass is the author of five books of fiction and five books of essays. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second Printing. A Second Printing in Fine condition housed in a barely scuffed alike dust-jacket; William H. Gass' The World Within the Word is a linguistic exploration of the way words shape and create our reality. Gass shows how language allows us to explore the world beyond the physical and to create new meanings and realities. He demonstrates how words can be used to create images, symbols, and stories that help us understand ourselves and the world around us.; 8vo; 341 pages. Seller Inventory # 57746
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