"Conversations with William H. Gass" captures the imagination
and philosophical acumen of one of America's most important
aestheticians, critical theorists, fiction writers, and
essayists.
From his first major novel, "Omensetter's Luck" (1966), to his
numerous collections of essays and philosophical inquiries, to his
controversial novel "The Tunnel" (1995), Gass (b. 1924) has proved
himself a meticulous craftsman. Throughout these interviews, he
reveals an aesthetic that combines ideas from sources as disparate
as Ludwig Wittgenstein, Rainer Maria Rilke, Gertrude Stein, and
Plato.
The interviews make clear the unity behind Gass's views is by
his own design. Conversations retrace his undergraduate years at
Kenyon College and his subsequent philosophical investigation of
metaphor at Cornell University.
Gass has never strayed from his belief that metaphor is central
and fundamental to thought and to aesthetics. In these interviews
he reiterates time and again his belief that the ultimate
understanding of the relationship of language to the world pivots
on one's understanding of metaphor.
n interviews, in profiles, and in his own essays, Gass does not
hide from questions about his art and personal motivations, no
matter how frequently they are asked, nor does he toy with his
interviewers. Revealing how he never shies from an intellectual
joust, this collection includes a rousing, contentious debate with
John Gardner, fellow literary pundit and fiction writer.
The distinction of Gass's prose is matched by the clarity and
brilliance of the mind behind it. These talks allow an unobstructed
view. Anyone interested in Gass's writing will delight in hearing
the brutally honest voice of the mind that produced it.
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