Something Said (American Literature (Dalkey Archive))

By Sorrentino, Gilbert

Publishers Summary:
Throughout these seventy-two critical pieces, Gilbert Sorrentino argues against the idea that fiction and poetry are only valuable for what they "tell us." His close readings of such influential writers as William Carlos Williams, Edward Dahlberg. Hubert Selby, John Hawkes, William Gaddis and Flann O'Brien demonstrates his concern for the craft of writing and the development of an American aesthetic.

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978-1-56478-310-3
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press


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Reviewed on March 15, 2002

Sorrentino here revises his 1984 collection of essays with the addition of 25 new pieces. Sorrentino wa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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