On Moral Fiction
by:
John Gardner (author)
A genuine classic of literary criticism, On Moral Fiction argues that ”true art is by its nature moral.”
A genuine classic of literary criticism, On Moral Fiction argues that ”true art is by its nature moral.”
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780465052264 (0465052266)
Publish date: October 5th 1979
Publisher: Basic Books, Inc.
Pages no: 234
Edition language: English
On Moral Fiction was first published in 1976, and is author and critic John Gardner’s view on the necessity for morality in fiction, arguing that fiction displays the beliefs of the author. I don't agree with his view on religion, but I suspect his view is tainted by the accident that killed his you...
The first half of this book was an eye-opening perspective for an English major ensconced in literary theory for the majority of her college education. But the second half was downright pernicious--willing to put up with the supposed madness of artists who have so much moral rectitude that they can ...
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