Tests of Time

William H. Gass

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In "Tests of Time" (2003), Gass shares his thoughts about writing, reading, culture, history, politics, and public opinion, including essays on classic writers and contemporaries, literary "lists" and their use, the extent and cost of political influences on writers, and the First Amendment. First published by University of Chicago Press.

Book Details

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Publish Date: Jul 6th, 2014
Pages: 319
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.10in - 5.60in - 1.00in - 0.97lb
EAN: 9781628970388
Categories: • American - General• Essays• American - General

About the Author

Gass, William H.: - William Gaddis (1922-98) stands among the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. The winner of two National Book Awards (for "J R" [1976] and "A Frolic of His Own" [1995]), he wrote five novels during his lifetime, including "Carpenter's Gothic "(1985), "Agap? Agape" (published posthumously in 2002), and his early masterpiece "The Recognitions" (1955). He is loved and admired for his stylistic innovations, his unforgettable characters, his pervasive humor, and the breadth of his intellect and vision.

Praise for this book

"Of all living literary figures, William Gass may count as the most daringly scathing and most assertively fecund: in language, in ideas, in intricacy of form; above all in relentless fury..." -- Cynthia Ozick, New York Times Book Review

Of all living literary figures, William Gass may count as the most daringly scathing and most assertively fecund: in language, in ideas, in intricacy of form; above all in relentless fury...--Cynthia Ozick "New York Times Book Review "