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Habitations of the Word: Essays

William H. Gass

Brings together the author's reflections on literature, philosophy and the theory of language in pieces that examine a diversity of ideas and writers, including Emerson, Joyce, Dickens, and Pound

Arts & CriticismArts & Criticism · high confidenceArts & Criticism81 signalsLlm Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismOpen Library: Literature, history and criticism -> Arts & CriticismOpen Library: Modern Literature -> Arts & CriticismLiterature & WritersArt, Music & PerformanceIntellectual History & Ideas

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Critics Circle Award for CriticismMajor1985WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Emerson62%
    • Joyce62%
    • Dickens55%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    55 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 58%.