The Art of Fiction
by Gardner, JohnEdition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1991-06-04
Publisher(s): Vintage
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Summary
"John Gardner was famous for his generosity to young writers, and (this book) is his . . . gift to them. The Art of Fiction will fascinate anyone interested in how fiction gets put together. For the young writer, it will become a necessary handbook, a stern judge, an encouraging friend."--The New York Times Book Review.
Author Biography
John Gardner was accorded wide praise for his works of imagination, of criticism, and of scholarship. He was born in 1933 in Batavia, New York. Among the universities at which he taught are Oberlin, San Francisco State, Northwestern, Southern Illinois, Bennington and SUNY-Binghamton. The Art of Fiction was completed before his death in 1982.
Table of Contents
| Preface | ix | ||||
| PART I Notes on Literary-Aesthetic Theory | 3 | (94) | |||
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3 | (14) | |||
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17 | (22) | |||
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39 | (43) | |||
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82 | (15) | |||
| PART II Notes on the Fictional Process | 97 | (98) | |||
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97 | (28) | |||
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125 | (40) | |||
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165 | (30) | |||
| Exercises | 195 | (12) | |||
| Index | 207 |
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