John Gardner: Critical Perspectives

by Kathryn VanSpanckeren, Matthew J. Bruccoli, Robert A. Morace, et al.

"I hope they're interesting, I hope not more interesting than the fiction," says John Gard­ner in his Afterword to these twelve essays that probe deeply into each of his major nov­els, his epic poem, his children's stories, and his work as a librettist.

Contents include: "Et in Arcadia Ego: Gardner's Early Novels" by David Cowart; "'Into the Farther Darkness' The Mani­chaean Pastoralism of John Gardner" by Samuel Coale;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809310317
• ISBN13: 9780809310319
• Release Date: June 1982
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"