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On Moral Fiction is a book-length essay by the American novelist John Gardner published in 1978. ISBN 0465052258 John Champlin Gardner (July 21, 1933 – September 14, 1982) was an American novelist and teacher. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...


In this work, Gardner attacks what he sees as contemporary literature's lack of moral content. In Gardner's view, moral fiction "attempts to test human values, not for the purpose of preaching or peddling a particular ideology, but in a truly honest and open-minded effort to find out which best promotes human fulfillment."

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Fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1161 words)
Fiction is largely perceived as a form of art and/or entertainment, although not all fiction is necessarily artistic.
Fiction may be created for the purpose of educating, such as fictional examples used in school textbooks.
Fiction is a fundamental part of human culture, and the ability to create fiction and other artistic works is frequently cited as one of the defining characteristics of humanity.
Seattle Catholic - Faith and Fiction (2755 words)
For that very reason any concern raised over morality in fiction is a testament to the potential power of the writer's craft which surpasses that of many other fields for the sheer universality and accessibility of the medium.
From the point of view of Morality, to assume that "it doesn't not matter what one writes" is permissible only to the insane; the artist is responsible to the good of human life, in himself and in his fellow men.
It is also possible, and probable, that the moral conscience of an artist whose work is really pernicious is contaminated by questionable human inclinations, warped instincts, or resentments or vices, which he shelters behind his art: then he will claim...
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