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Gardner, John - (John Champlin Gardner, Jr.), 1933–82, American writer, b. Batavia, N.Y. He was a teacher, lecturer, and prolific writer of fiction, children's books, poetry, radio plays, and scholarly medieval studies. He studied at Washington Univ., St. Louis (grad. 1955) and Iowa State Univ. (M.A., 1956; Ph.D., 1958) and taught creative writing and medieval literature at a number of

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John Gardner: Critical Perspectives » Read Now
by Robert A. Morace, Kathryn VanSpanckeren. 174 pgs.

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...Interpretation By Donald Pizer John Gardner Critical Perspectives...from the copyrighted works of John Gardner. Acknowledgment is made to Georges...for permission to quote...
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Arches & Light: The Fiction of John Gardner » Read Now
by David Cowart. 230 pgs.

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...Arches Light the fiction of John Gardner David Cowart Southern Illinois...Mendelson, 1938. From works by John Gardner: The Kings Indian Stories and...in Mickelssons Ghosts...
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On Moral Fiction » Read Now
by John Gardner. 214 pgs.

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The Alliterative Morte Arthure: The Owl and the Nightingale, and Five Other Middle English Poems in a Modernized Version » Read Now
by John Gardner. 300 pgs.

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...on the Poems and Notes By John Gardner SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY...Middle English Modernized I. Gardner, John Champlin, 1933- ed. II. Title...on Language and Literature...
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Writers and Philosophers: A Sourcebook of Philosophical Influences on Literature (Discussion of John Gardner begins on p. 71) » Read Now
by Edmund J. Thomas, Eugene G. Miller. 276 pgs.

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This book provides strong guidance to teachers and students of literature that gives them a greater understanding of the philosophical influences on more than 100 major literary figures. The text describes philosophical influences reflected in their writings as well as references to philosophical...
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This book provides strong guidance to teachers and students of literature that gives them a greater understanding of the philosophical influences on more than 100 major literary figures. The text describes philosophical influences reflected in their writings as well as references to philosophical works that are known to have played a part in their intellectual and aesthetic development.
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John Gardner: A Bibliographical Profile » Read Now
by By John M. Howell. 158 pgs.

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John Gardner's "The Ravages of Spring" as Re-creation of "The Fall of the House of Usher," in Studies in Short Fiction » Read Now
by Katherine Feeney Fenlon. 8 pgs.

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Literary Subversions: New American Fiction and the Practice of Criticism ("John Gardner's Grendel" begins on p. 97) » Read Now
by Jerome Klinkowitz. 203 pgs.

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Immortal Monster: The Mythological Evolution of the Fantastic Beast in Modern Fiction and Film (Chap. 6 "Monsters of the Mere: 'Twisted Roots': Grendel the Ape-Man") » Read Now
by Joseph D. Andriano. 182 pgs.

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Monsters figure prominently in classic works of literature as well as in films and stories intended for a wide audience. Since Darwin's time, most of these imaginary beasts have taken the form of natural creatures, rather than supernatural ones. This volume explores both literary and cinematic texts...
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Monsters figure prominently in classic works of literature as well as in films and stories intended for a wide audience. Since Darwin's time, most of these imaginary beasts have taken the form of natural creatures, rather than supernatural ones. This volume explores both literary and cinematic texts that are especially explicit in their depiction of beasts in Darwinian terms, though these same monsters retain an archaic mythological aspect. The myth of Leviathan and Behemoth, for instance, is at the heart of Jaws as much as it is central to Moby-Dick; indeed, Jaws inherits the myth directly from Moby-Dick, as does King Kong. These and other monster tales keep the myth alive by retelling it in the context of biological and cultural evolution. There is a pattern of alternating bestialization and anthropomorphism in many monster tales, suggesting that these images are being displayed in repeated attempts to define who we are in relation to animals. As fables of identity, these tales dramatize our anxieties and,fears concerning our own animal nature and help us come to terms with our own evolution.
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John Gardner as Mentor, in African American Review » Read Now
by Charles Johnson. 7 pgs.

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