Yongue, Patricia L.2022-12-132022-12-131976-1219763821814https://hdl.handle.net/10657/12933This thesis is a study of Bernard Malamud's fictional presentation of the artistic experience in Pictures of Fidelman; An Exhibition (1969), The Tenants (1971), and Rembrandt's Hat (1973). It demonstrates the criteria by which Malamud's artists must abide and the manner in which they either become regenerated and produce viable art, or remain isolated and create nothing of value. Although the treatment of the artist figure in Rembrandt's Hat differs from that in the two earlier works, the stories remain of importance in demonstrating Malamud's total removal from a direct presentation of artistic experience to a position in which he expresses a sense of disillusionment with even the most fundamental forms of artistic communication.application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital