Project Gutenberg 2020-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 155 Williams, William Carlos 1883 1963 The Great American Novel Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Great American Novel" by William Carlos Williams is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores the concept of progress and language, intertwining personal reflection with broader themes of American identity and literature. The narrative seems to oscillate around the complexities of writing a novel, with characters who grapple with their experiences and the passage of time, while the backdrop of America in a transitional period adds depth to their introspections. The opening of the novel introduces a fragmented narrative style, filled with sensory observations and philosophical musings. The protagonist engages in a stream-of-consciousness exploration of concepts such as time, progress, and the essence of words, cementing a mental landscape that oscillates between memory and present experience. This ruminative discourse transitions into a scene with two men emerging from a meeting, navigating a fog that symbolizes confusion and uncertainty, leading to their interactions and reflections on life, love, and creation. The juxtaposition of mundane realities with expansive thematic inquiries sets the stage for an intricate exploration of the American landscape and its literary ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Satire American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 170749 2025-06-25T08:54:28.114832 text/html 148041 2024-10-18T08:40:12 text/html 716805 2025-06-25T08:54:31.904775 application/epub+zip 717925 2025-06-25T08:54:29.315821 application/epub+zip 218563 2025-06-25T08:54:28.691864 application/epub+zip 721841 2025-06-25T08:54:33.878806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 710287 2025-06-25T08:54:31.421785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298687 2022-09-28T19:35:50.590588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154934 2025-06-25T08:54:27.784786 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135095 2024-10-18T08:40:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16599 2025-06-25T08:54:34.004768 application/rdf+xml 9158 2025-06-25T08:54:28.900794 image/jpeg 1971 2025-06-25T08:54:28.795760 image/jpeg 760764 2025-06-25T08:54:28.193816 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia