| Description |
213 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index. |
| Contents |
Deus artifex: transformation of a topos -- Art of significant disorder: the fiction of Nathanael West -- Nathanael West: godly maker in a commercial world -- Deus artifex topos since 1945: everyman his own godly artist -- John Hawkes's God: the realist Malgré Lui -- "Something like a war memorial": John Hawkes's Travesty -- Nihilist Deus Artifex: the short fiction of John Barth -- Global Deus artifex: John Barth's The sot-weed factor and LETTERS. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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American fiction. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
God in literature.
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God in literature. |
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Artists in literature.
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Artists in literature. |
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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
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History. |
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West, Nathanael, 1903-1940 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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West, Nathanael, 1903-1940. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Hawkes, John, 1925-1998 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Hawkes, John, 1925-1998. |
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Barth, John, 1930- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Barth, John, 1930- |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Gorak, Jan, 1952- God the artist. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1987 (OCoLC)568737158 |
| ISBN |
0252013417 alkaline paper |
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9780252013416 alkaline paper |
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