« A refusal not to be God » : l’ambition du détail dans les nouvelles de William Gass et de Steven Millhauser
Gass and Millhauser’s minute prose frequently showcases stylistic and symbolic devices which seek to redefine the substance of what is deemed insignificant. In this regard, their miniatures and lists serve as metaphorical expressions of ambivalent fictional discourses, where the quest for meaning o...
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| Summary: | Gass and Millhauser’s minute prose frequently showcases stylistic and symbolic devices which seek to redefine the substance of what is deemed insignificant. In this regard, their miniatures and lists serve as metaphorical expressions of ambivalent fictional discourses, where the quest for meaning often yields dissatisfaction, mirroring the reader’s own as she faces the hopeless ambition of the detail to map out the world in full. |
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