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On Being Blue

by William H. Gass · 1975 · 91 pages

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In a philosophical approach to color, Gass explores man's perception of the color blue as well as its common erotic, symbolic, and emotional associations.

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Subject
philosophyliterary criticism
Genre
literary fiction
Themes
artwriters
Setting
20th centuryUSA
Audience
adult
Length
short · 91 pages
Form
essayspoetry

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