World Within the Word (Nonpareil Book)

By William H. Gass

Book Overview

William H. Gass, one of america's most brilliant and eclectic minds, examines literature, culture, writers, and the nature and uses of language and the written word. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879232986
• ISBN13: 9780879232986
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.9" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

O I have sailed the seas and come to B . . .

At his best, Gass reminds me of Montaigne. While the latter spent much of his time ruminating about Self, Gass essays his verbal prowess to inhabit Word--the logos made flesh. The later Wittgenstein also comes to mind. His seminal short story, "In the Heart of the Heart of the Country," was a tour de force, a literary work which bowled me over with its virtuosity with language. His essays, likewise, show a brilliant mind at work, pursuing obsessively words that make metaphysical of the quotidian.