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The Art of the Personal Essay : An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present by Phillip Lopate (1997, Trade Paperback)

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For more than four hundred years, the personal essay has been one of the richest and most vibrant of all literary forms. Distinguished from the detached formal essay by its friendly, conversational tone, its loose structure, and its drive toward candor and self-disclosure, the personal essay seizes on the minutiae of daily life-vanities, fashions, foibles, oddballs, seasonal rituals, love and disappointment, the pleasures of solitude, reading, taking a walk -- to offer insight into the human condition and the great social and political issues of the day. The Art of the Personal Essay is the first anthology to celebrate this fertile genre. By presenting more than seventy-five personal essays, including influential forerunners from ancient Greece, Rome, and the Far East, masterpieces from the dawn of the personal essay in the sixteenth century, and a wealth of the finest personal essays from the last four centuries, editor Phillip Lopate, himself an acclaimed essayist, displays the tradition of the personal essay in all its historical grandeur, depth, and diversity.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
038542339x
ISBN-13
9780385423397
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11038257201

Product Key Features

Book Title
Art of the Personal Essay : an Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present
Author
Phillip Lopate
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Comparative Literature, Rhetoric, Essays
Publication Year
1997
Genre
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
Number of Pages
832 Pages

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Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
36.9 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pn6141.A78 1995
Reviews
"A wonderful book. The most charming smorgasbord imaginable of essays from around the world." -- Diane Cole, USA Today. "Without a doubt, this is the most nourishing essay collection I've read in years." -- Susan Burmeister-Brown, Portland Oregonian. "A labor of deeply felt love and keenly honed scholarship by an essay authority who knows his territory down to his bones." -- Christian Science Monitor. "The best available [essay anthology] no matter how crowded the field." -- Chicago Tribune. "The striking thing is how much Lopate has managed to pack in, and how high a standard he has managed to maintain." -- John Gross, New York Newsday. "Packed with personality and beguiling first-person prose... of reminders of the perils and pleasures of the craft." -- The Wall Street Journal., "A wonderful book. The most charming smorgasbord imaginable of essays from around the world." -- Diane Cole, USA Today . "Without a doubt, this is the most nourishing essay collection I've read in years." -- Susan Burmeister-Brown, Portland Oregonian . "A labor of deeply felt love and keenly honed scholarship by an essay authority who knows his territory down to his bones." -- Christian Science Monitor . "The best available [essay anthology] no matter how crowded the field." -- Chicago Tribune . "The striking thing is how much Lopate has managed to pack in, and how high a standard he has managed to maintain." -- John Gross, New York Newsday . "Packed with personality and beguiling first-person prose... of reminders of the perils and pleasures of the craft." -- The Wall Street Journal .
Copyright Date
1995
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
808.8/4
Dewey Edition
22

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