On Moral Fiction (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
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On Moral Fiction constitutes novelist John Gardner’s “analysis of what has gone wrong in recent years with the various arts . . . and . . . with criticism” and his accompanying “set of instructions” on how to get artists and critics back on track. His text comprises two complementary parts: “Premises on Art and Morality” and “Principles of Art and Criticism.” Of the two parts, the first is by far the more interesting and provocative. The second, probably originally intended as a practical guide for the would-be writer of moral fiction,...
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