The Art of John Gardner: Instruction and Exploration

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SUNY Press, Oct 14, 1992 - Literary Criticism - 221 pages
125 drawings exhibited by the Dusseldorf Museum in 1988. The collection and accompanying narrative essays tell the story of Julo Levin, artist and teacher, and the survival of the drawings. Finely reproduced color and bandw photos of Levin's work, that of his circle of friends, and, of course, that of the children. A translation from the German (1988, Dusseldorf: Claassen). An analysis of the work of American writer Gardner (1933-82), emphasizing his compositional method, as manifested in Grendel, The King's Indian, The Sunlight Dialogues, and Jason and Medeia. Revised from a 1985 doctoral dissertation at Olso University. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Contents

Introduction
1
LIFE FOLLOWS FICTION
9
RATIONAL MORALITY
31
THE AESTHETICS OF EXPLORATION THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS
51
TRADITION AND THE ARTISTS MOMENT
67
Collage Technique I
89
Collage Technique II A Case Study
107
DIALECTICS
147
NOTES
195
WORKS CITED
203
INDEX
211
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Per Winther is in the Department of British and American Studies at the University of Oslo.

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