In the essay “In the Cage” (from Fiction and the Figures of Life), William Gass speaks about the fourth volume…
For Your Consideration, Part II
From the essay “The Medium of Fiction” The purpose of a literary work is the capture of consciousness, and the…
Art’s Morality (A Reading of William H. Gass’s “The Artist and Society”)
Formalists are often accused of ignoring art’s morality, as well as its other social aspects. (Of course, artists are often…