My initial reaction to The Recognitions, on my second reading of the novel, was captured in the post I wrote … More
Category: William Gaddis
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Re-reading William Gaddis’ The Recognitions, I come closer to understanding what Empson meant when he bucked against the post-Eliot neo-Christian … More
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“So listen I got this neat idea hey, you listening? Hey? You listening . . .?” Thus ends J R. The … More
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No other writer has made me think about the short story and short fiction as William Gaddis has; that is … More
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Though The Recognitions may have overwhelmed more powerfully, submerging and clinging with an undercurrent, JR (so far; nearing a half-way … More
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Charles Dickens appears as a character in Gaddis’ The Recognitions, published in 1955, and it is hard not to believe that … More
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T.S. Eliot’s claim that Henry James had a mind so fine that no idea could violate it might be misunderstood … More
