Typescript of A Critical Introduction to William Gaddis' Recognitions

Book Description

[c. 1982]. Typescript drafts of this book, the definitive critical study of Gaddis's first book. Gaddis published four novels total, two of which, J.R. and A Frolic of His Own, won the National Book Award. Included here are two drafts of Moore's full work (then titled Baedeker's Babel), plus two drafts of the annotations: nearly 1300 pages total. One draft (395 pages) includes the 55-page ribbon copy introduction, the rest is a mixture of ribbon copy, photocopy and holograph. The other full draft (563 pages) is predominantly ribbon copy and heavily copy-edited. The two drafts of the annotations (156 pages and 167 pages) are a mixture of ribbon copy and photocopy, and both are heavily hand-corrected by Moore. Together with a copy of the first edition, published by the University of Nebraska in 1982. With scant exception, the pages are fine. An archive of the most important critical work on Gaddis's important first novel. .

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