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Tag: William Gaddis

163. (William Gaddis)

“So listen I got this neat idea hey, you listening? Hey? You listening . . .?” Thus ends J R.  The … More

American Literature, Charles Dickens, the novel, William Gaddis

162. (William Gaddis)

No other writer has made me think about the short story and short fiction as William Gaddis has; that is … More

aesthetics, American Literautre, Horace Greenough, narrative, the novel, The short story, William Gaddis

161. (William Gaddis)

Though The Recognitions may have overwhelmed more powerfully, submerging and clinging with an undercurrent, JR (so far; nearing a half-way … More

American Literature, Dialogue, Realism, the novel, William Gaddis

160. (William Gaddis)

Charles Dickens appears as a character in Gaddis’ The Recognitions, published in 1955, and it is hard not to believe that … More

American Literature, Charles Dickens, the novel, Victorian Literature, William Gaddis

159. (William Gaddis)

T.S. Eliot’s claim that Henry James had a mind so fine that no idea could violate it might be misunderstood … More

American Literature, Realism, the novel, William Gaddis
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