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The Case of the Persevering Maltese: Collected Essays (American Literature (Dalkey Archive))
The Case of the Persevering Maltese Collected Essays - American Literature Dalkey Archive Author:Harry Mathews A companion to THE HUMAN COUNTRY: NEW AND COLLECTED STORIES, this volume contains all of Harry Mathewss nonfiction. These astonishing essays cover a wide range of literary topics, including discussions of complex musical forms and Oulipian techniques, to insightful commentaries on the works of Lewis Carroll, Raymond Roussel, Italo Calvino,... more » Joseph McElroy, and Georges Perec. Throughout the collection Mathews examines the relationship between form and literature in a lucid, intimate voice, arguing with intelligence, grace, and humor for the importance of artifice.« less