Gass, William H.,  1924- <br/><br/>
Habitations of the word :  essays / 
William H. Gass. 
 - New York :  Simon and Schuster,  c1985. 
 - 288 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Emerson and the essay -- The neglect of Ford Madox Ford's Fifth queen -- Representation and the war for reality -- The soul inside the sentence -- Tropes of the text -- "And" -- Culture, self, and style -- On talking to oneself -- On reading to oneself -- The origin of extermination in the imagination -- The habitations of the word -- The death of the author. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0671527266 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>84022917  
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS3557.A845  / H3 1985 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>814/.54