The Wreckage of Agathon
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The Wreckage of Agathon is a philosophical novel by John Gardner that reimagines ancient Greece through a metafictional, satirical lens to explore freedom, order, and the nature of truth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | John Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
epistemological questions
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role of narrative in constructing truth ⓘ tension between freedom and order ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMetafictionalElements | yes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
individual freedom
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philosophy ⓘ political order ⓘ truth and illusion ⓘ |
| hasTone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
| isFictionalWorkAbout |
ancient Greek philosophy
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intellectual freedom ⓘ political power ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
metafiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
freedom
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nature of truth ⓘ order ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | metafictional ⓘ |
| reimagines | classical Greek world ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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