Critical Essay by Karen M. Lever
Why has John Fowles grown so slowly? What can explain the combination of conceit (the publication of his personal philosophy in The Aristos and, worse, of his poetry)...
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In the following excerpt, Bawer comments on the philosophical ideas presented in The Aristos.
The Aristos, originally subtitled "A Self-Portrait in Ideas," consists of several hundred...
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On a good day, you can squint at the four Democrats seeking to be the next Mayor of New York and the fifth Democrat trying to hold onto that job, and see a group worthy of the world’s greates...
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