The Fiction of William Gass: The Consolation of Language (A Chicago Classic) - Hardcover

Saltzman, Arthur M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0809312085 ISBN 13: 9780809312085

Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, 1986

Synopsis

The first comprehensive study of the works of William Gass addresses the extensive correlation between the theoretical and fictional works and places Gass at the forefront of contemporary post-realism.Saltzman argues that contrary to charges of moral, artistic, or even political turpitude, the innovative fiction of William Gass represents a conscientious effort to contend with indeterminacy through art. In the fiction of Gass and other contemporary writers, the world of the text is a distinct and competitive addition to reality, not a mere description of reality.Saltzman examines Gass s major fictional works, "Omensetter s Luck "and "Willie Masters Lonesome Wife, "the collected stories of "In the Heart of the Heart of the Country, "the extensive novel-in-progress "The Tunnel, "as well as the essay collections, "Fiction and the Figures of Life "and "The World Within the Word.""

About this title

About the Author:

Arthur M. Saltzman teaches English at Missouri Southern State College.

About this edition

• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0809312085
• ISBN 13: 9780809312085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216