The Making of the American Essay

The Making of the American Essay
Author: John D'Agata
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 821
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1555977340


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"Now, with "The making of the American essay' the editor includes selections ranging from Anne Bradstreet's secular prayers to Washington Irving's satires, Emily Dickinson's love letters to Kenneth Goldsmith's catalog's, Gertrude Stein's portraits to James Baldwin's and Norman Mailer's mediations on boxing. In this volume the editor uncovers new stories in the American essay's past and shows us that some of the most fiercely daring writers in the American literary canon have turned to the essay in order to produce some of our culture's most exhilarating art."-- book jacket.


The Making of the American Essay
Language: en
Pages: 821
Authors: John D'Agata
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-15 - Publisher: Macmillan

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Language: en
Pages: 500
Authors: John D'Agata
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-02 - Publisher: New History of the Essay

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A collection of nonfiction essays on such topics as culture, myth, history, romance, and sex includes contributions by such authors as Guy Davenport, Annie Dill
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Language: en
Pages: 546
Authors: Phillip Lopate
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-04-06 - Publisher: Anchor

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A one-of-a-kind anthology of American essays on a wide range of subjects by a dazzling array of mid-century writers at the top of their form—from Normal Maile
The Contemporary American Essay
Language: en
Pages: 641
Authors: Phillip Lopate
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-08-03 - Publisher: Anchor

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A dazzling anthology of essays by some of the best writers of the past quarter century—from Barry Lopez and Margo Jefferson to David Sedaris and Samantha Irby
The Lost Origins of the Essay
Language: en
Pages: 656
Authors: John D'Agata
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-08-04 - Publisher: Graywolf Press

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An expansive and exhilarating world tour of innovative nonfiction writing I think the reason we've never pinpointed the real beginning to this genre is because