The Mailer Review/Volume 7, 2013/Toward a New Synthesis: Difference between revisions

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{{byline|last=Begiebing|first=Robert J.|note=The following “classic essay” reprints the introductory chapter of a book entitled ''Toward a New Synthesis: John Fowles, John Gardner, and Norman Mailer'', published by UMI Research Press in 1989; it was re-issued by the University of Rochester Press / Boydell and Brewer in 1992. In the process of writing the book in my thirties, I came to realize I was writing my swan song to academic literary criticism, my goodbye to all that, as I turned to writing literary journalism and fiction. The book’s chapter on Mailer’s ''[[Ancient Evenings]]'' appeared in the 2009 edition of ''[[MR09|The Mailer Review]]'', so the “essay” below is the setup for that chapter, as well as for chapters — one each — on John Fowles and John Gardner. My thanks to [[Phil Sipiora]], ''Mailer Review'' editor and valued colleague, for reprinting this essay. ~RB|url=https://prmlr.us/mr13begi}}