World Within the Word

by William H. Gass

Book Overview

Reprint of the 1st ed. Published in 1971. 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: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"

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.