2007-05-092007-05-091979THOMPSON, GARY LEE. "FICTIVE MODELS: CARLYLE'S "SARTOR RESARTUS," MELVILLE'S "THE CONFIDENCE-MAN," GADDIS' "THE RECOGNITIONS," AND PYNCHON'S "GRAVITY'S RAINBOW."." (1979) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/15505">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/15505</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/15505application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Modern literatureFICTIVE MODELS: CARLYLE'S "SARTOR RESARTUS," MELVILLE'S "THE CONFIDENCE-MAN," GADDIS' "THE RECOGNITIONS," AND PYNCHON'S "GRAVITY'S RAINBOW."ThesisThesis Engl. 1979 Thompson