The Art of John Gardner: Instruction and Exploration |
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... artistic technique . Gardner is a highly literary artist in the sense that his fiction is controlled by an elaborate set of theoretical considera- tions . For a fully developed assessment of his art , we need to estab- lish some sort of ...
... artistic technique . Gardner is a highly literary artist in the sense that his fiction is controlled by an elaborate set of theoretical considera- tions . For a fully developed assessment of his art , we need to estab- lish some sort of ...
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... artistic identity . Gardner managed to cultivate that one gift a writer must have if he is to maintain his spell on readers : a voice which is distinctly his own . The main focus of my study , therefore , will be on some important ...
... artistic identity . Gardner managed to cultivate that one gift a writer must have if he is to maintain his spell on readers : a voice which is distinctly his own . The main focus of my study , therefore , will be on some important ...
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... artistic method . John Gardner will forever be associated with the terms moral fiction and moral art . Because he stated his case so clumsily in his book on that topic , readers are likely to respond superficially to his views and ...
... artistic method . John Gardner will forever be associated with the terms moral fiction and moral art . Because he stated his case so clumsily in his book on that topic , readers are likely to respond superficially to his views and ...
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... artistic technique , deter- mined by his commitment to exploration in art , as a corollary to some of his deepest psychological and philosophical convictions . There is a very close correlation between Gardner's philosophical beliefs ...
... artistic technique , deter- mined by his commitment to exploration in art , as a corollary to some of his deepest psychological and philosophical convictions . There is a very close correlation between Gardner's philosophical beliefs ...
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... artistic meth- ods he employs in order to fulfill the artist's mission of instruction and exploration . One conscious method of exploration for Gardner is to engage the literary tradition , to draw on the vast store of wis- dom and ...
... artistic meth- ods he employs in order to fulfill the artist's mission of instruction and exploration . One conscious method of exploration for Gardner is to engage the literary tradition , to draw on the vast store of wis- dom and ...
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