On Moral Fiction

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book literary criticism

On Moral Fiction is a critical work by novelist and essayist John Gardner that argues for the ethical responsibility of literature and the importance of moral purpose in art.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ
argues	against value-neutral views of art ⓘ that great art is necessarily moral ⓘ that literature has an ethical responsibility ⓘ
author	John Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticizes	amoral aestheticism ⓘ certain trends in contemporary American fiction ⓘ literary relativism ⓘ
discusses	criteria for judging good fiction ⓘ moral imagination ⓘ role of truth in art ⓘ
focusesOn	moral purpose in art ⓘ relationship between art and morality ⓘ
genre	aesthetic theory ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ philosophy of literature ⓘ
hasAuthorCitizenship	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation	essayist ⓘ novelist ⓘ
hasForm	collection of essays ⓘ
hasPerspective	normative view of literature ⓘ
hasTheme	connection between artistic excellence and moral vision ⓘ evaluation of fiction on ethical grounds ⓘ responsibility of the novelist to society ⓘ
influencedBy	Aristotelian ethics ⓘ classical theories of art ⓘ
intendedAudience	critics ⓘ students of literature ⓘ writers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	aesthetics ⓘ ethics in literature ⓘ fiction writing ⓘ moral responsibility of the artist ⓘ
notableFor	controversial critique of contemporary authors ⓘ defense of moral standards in fiction ⓘ
positionOnArt	art divorced from morality is aesthetically inferior ⓘ art should affirm human values ⓘ art should contribute to moral understanding ⓘ
workExampleOf	American literary criticism of the 20th century ⓘ

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