The Friday Book by John Barth

The Friday Book by John Barth

This nonfiction work is what Barth callls "an arrangement of essays and occaisonal lectures, some previously published, most not, most on matters literary, some not, accumulated over 30 years or so of writing, teaching and teaching writing". Barth speculates on the future of literature and the literature of the future. He looks back too upon historical fiction and fictitous history.

"[The] pieces that make up 'The Friday Book'..have a consistent tone of warm personal enthusiasm that is often beguiling."--Walter Kendrick "Whether discussing modernism, postmodernism, semiotics, Homer, Cervantes, Borges, blue crabs or osprey nests, Barth demonstrates an enthusiasm for the life of the mind, a joy in thinking (and in expressing those thoughts) that becomes contagious. Indeed, if you've ever wondered what modernism, postmodernism, and semiotics mean, you've found the right place to learn."--'Washington Post'

John Barth, Professor Emeritus in the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, is the author of twelve works of fiction--'The Floating Opera,' 'The End of the Road,' 'The Sot-Weed Factor,' 'Giles Goat-Boy,' 'Lost in the Funhouse,' 'Chimera' (winner of the 1973 National Book Award), 'LETTERS,' 'Sabbatical', 'The Tidewater Tales' (also available in paperback from Johns Hopkins), 'The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor', 'Once upon a Time: A Floating Opera,' and 'On with the Story'--as well as another collection of essays, 'Further Fridays'. He lives on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

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ISBN 13	9780801855573
ISBN 10	0801855578
Title	The Friday Book
Author	John Barth
Series	Maryland Paperback Bookshelf
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Year published	1997-01-22
Number of pages	281
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.