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A genuine classic of literary criticism, On Moral Fiction argues that "true art is by its nature moral."

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A BOOK as wide-ranging as this one needs a governing metaphor to give it at least an illusion that all is well: It was said in the old days that every year Thor made a circle around Middle-earth, beating back the enemies of order.

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  1. John Gardner (Author)
 

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