Habitations of the Word
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| Author(s) | William H. Gass |
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| Subtitle | Essays |
| Publisher | Cornell Univ Pr |
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| Author William H. Gass analyzes as though under a microscope the many and varied ways writers carpenter structures with words to house language forms. “Using Freudian concepts, he compares the art of writing to the art of becoming civilized: writing parallels the transformation of raw instinct into shared expression.…Gass writes with impassioned concern”.—Publishers Weekly. | |
Author William H. Gass analyzes as though under a microscope the many and varied ways writers carpenter structures with words to house language forms. “Using Freudian concepts, he compares the art of writing to the art of becoming civilized: writing parallels the transformation of raw instinct into shared expression.…Gass writes with impassioned concern”.—Publishers Weekly.
