On Moral Fiction
by:
John Gardner (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781480409477 (1480409472)
Publish date: April 2nd 2013
Publisher: Open Road Media
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 ...