Tests of time : essays /
"Tests of Time" brings us fourteen witty and elegant essays by novelist and literary critic William H. Gass, "the finest prose stylist in America" (Steven Moore, "Washington Post"). Whether he's exploring the nature of narrative, the extent and cost of political in...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2003
Chicago : 2003 |
| Edition: | University of Chicago Press paperback edition |
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| Summary: | "Tests of Time" brings us fourteen witty and elegant essays by novelist and literary critic William H. Gass, "the finest prose stylist in America" (Steven Moore, "Washington Post"). Whether he's exploring the nature of narrative, the extent and cost of political influences on writers, or the relationships between the stories we tell and the moral judgments we make, Gass is always erudite, entertaining, and enlightening |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2002 |
| Physical Description: | 319 p. ; 22 cm 319 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0226284069 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0226284069 9780226284064 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780226284064 |