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The lost origins of the essay, edited and introduced by John D'Agata
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- Summary
- Enhanced by a exploration of nonfiction writing as an art form and the early roots of the essay, a collection of nonfiction essays features seminal works by such writers as Theophrastus of Eressos, Francis Bacon, and Dino Campana
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 695 p.
- Note
- "Second volume in a three-part series of anthologies exploring the history of innovative essays ... from Graywolf Press"--P. 3 of cover
- Contents
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- The list of Ziusudra / Ziusudra of Sumer
- Dialogue of pessimism / Ennatum of Akkad
- I have looked diligently at my own mind / Heraclitus of Ephesus
- These are them / Theophrastus of Eressos
- Some information about the Spartans / Mestrius Plutarch
- Sick / Lucius Seneca
- Questions and answers / Azwinaki Tshipala
- The biography of Mr. Five-Willows / T'ao Ch'ien
- Is there a God? / Li Tsung-Yuan
- Miscellany / Li Shang-yin
- The pillow book / Sei Shōnagon
- In all things I yearn for the past / Yoshida Kenkō
- My journey up the mountain / Francesco Petrarch
- Definitions of earthly things / Bernardino de Sahagún
- On some verses of Virgil / Michel de Montaigne
- Antitheses of things / Francis Bacon
- Hydriotaphia, urn burial ; or, A discourse of the sepulchral urns lately found in Norfolk / Thomas Browne
- Narrow road to the interior / Matsuo Bashō
- A modest proposal for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden to their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public / Jonathan Swift
- My cat Jeoffry / Christopher Smart
- The marriage of heaven and hell / William Blake
- The English mail-coach / Thomas De Qunicey
- Ondine / Aloysius Bertrand
- Be drunk / Charles Baudelaire
- A season in hell / Arthur Rimbaud
- A throw of the dice will never abolish chance / Stéphane Mallarmé
- The I-singer of universong / Velimir Khlebinikov
- The night / Dino Campana
- Anabasis / Saint-John Perse
- Eighteen seconds / Antonin Artaud
- Metaphysics has always struck me as a prolonged form of latent insanity / Fernando Pessoa
- The death of the moth / Virginia Woolf
- Conversation in the mountains / Paul Celan
- The pebble / Francis Ponge
- Dread of one single end / Edmond Jabès
- Tisanes / Ana Hatherly
- Before sleep / Octavio Paz
- Fires / Marguerite Yourcenar
- Tlön, Uqbar, orbis tertius / Jorge Luis Borges
- The instruction manual / Julio Cortázar
- The egg and the chicken / Clarice Lispector
- Egypt / Michel Butor
- He and I / Natalia Ginzburg
- Trench Town rock / Kamau Braithwaite
- Suggestions for running amok / Peter Handke
- The Atlantic man / Marguerite Duras
- Afar a bird / Samuel Beckett
- Seven walks / Lisa Robertson
- What reconciles me / John Berger
- Isbn
- 9781555975326
- Label
- The lost origins of the essay
- Title
- The lost origins of the essay
- Statement of responsibility
- edited and introduced by John D'Agata
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Enhanced by a exploration of nonfiction writing as an art form and the early roots of the essay, a collection of nonfiction essays features seminal works by such writers as Theophrastus of Eressos, Francis Bacon, and Dino Campana
- Cataloging source
- JAI
- Dewey number
- 808.84
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN6141
- LC item number
- .L67 2009
- Literary form
- essays
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- D'Agata, John
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Essays
- Essays
- Essays
- Label
- The lost origins of the essay, edited and introduced by John D'Agata
- Note
- "Second volume in a three-part series of anthologies exploring the history of innovative essays ... from Graywolf Press"--P. 3 of cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The list of Ziusudra / Ziusudra of Sumer -- Dialogue of pessimism / Ennatum of Akkad -- I have looked diligently at my own mind / Heraclitus of Ephesus -- These are them / Theophrastus of Eressos -- Some information about the Spartans / Mestrius Plutarch -- Sick / Lucius Seneca -- Questions and answers / Azwinaki Tshipala -- The biography of Mr. Five-Willows / T'ao Ch'ien -- Is there a God? / Li Tsung-Yuan -- Miscellany / Li Shang-yin -- The pillow book / Sei Shōnagon -- In all things I yearn for the past / Yoshida Kenkō -- My journey up the mountain / Francesco Petrarch -- Definitions of earthly things / Bernardino de Sahagún -- On some verses of Virgil / Michel de Montaigne -- Antitheses of things / Francis Bacon -- Hydriotaphia, urn burial ; or, A discourse of the sepulchral urns lately found in Norfolk / Thomas Browne -- Narrow road to the interior / Matsuo Bashō -- A modest proposal for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden to their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public / Jonathan Swift -- My cat Jeoffry / Christopher Smart -- The marriage of heaven and hell / William Blake -- The English mail-coach / Thomas De Qunicey -- Ondine / Aloysius Bertrand -- Be drunk / Charles Baudelaire -- A season in hell / Arthur Rimbaud -- A throw of the dice will never abolish chance / Stéphane Mallarmé -- The I-singer of universong / Velimir Khlebinikov -- The night / Dino Campana -- Anabasis / Saint-John Perse -- Eighteen seconds / Antonin Artaud -- Metaphysics has always struck me as a prolonged form of latent insanity / Fernando Pessoa -- The death of the moth / Virginia Woolf -- Conversation in the mountains / Paul Celan -- The pebble / Francis Ponge -- Dread of one single end / Edmond Jabès -- Tisanes / Ana Hatherly -- Before sleep / Octavio Paz -- Fires / Marguerite Yourcenar -- Tlön, Uqbar, orbis tertius / Jorge Luis Borges -- The instruction manual / Julio Cortázar -- The egg and the chicken / Clarice Lispector -- Egypt / Michel Butor -- He and I / Natalia Ginzburg -- Trench Town rock / Kamau Braithwaite -- Suggestions for running amok / Peter Handke -- The Atlantic man / Marguerite Duras -- Afar a bird / Samuel Beckett -- Seven walks / Lisa Robertson -- What reconciles me / John Berger
- Control code
- ocn429280254
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- 695 p.
- Isbn
- 9781555975326
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2008941982
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o429280254
- (OCoLC)429280254
- Label
- The lost origins of the essay, edited and introduced by John D'Agata
- Note
- "Second volume in a three-part series of anthologies exploring the history of innovative essays ... from Graywolf Press"--P. 3 of cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The list of Ziusudra / Ziusudra of Sumer -- Dialogue of pessimism / Ennatum of Akkad -- I have looked diligently at my own mind / Heraclitus of Ephesus -- These are them / Theophrastus of Eressos -- Some information about the Spartans / Mestrius Plutarch -- Sick / Lucius Seneca -- Questions and answers / Azwinaki Tshipala -- The biography of Mr. Five-Willows / T'ao Ch'ien -- Is there a God? / Li Tsung-Yuan -- Miscellany / Li Shang-yin -- The pillow book / Sei Shōnagon -- In all things I yearn for the past / Yoshida Kenkō -- My journey up the mountain / Francesco Petrarch -- Definitions of earthly things / Bernardino de Sahagún -- On some verses of Virgil / Michel de Montaigne -- Antitheses of things / Francis Bacon -- Hydriotaphia, urn burial ; or, A discourse of the sepulchral urns lately found in Norfolk / Thomas Browne -- Narrow road to the interior / Matsuo Bashō -- A modest proposal for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden to their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public / Jonathan Swift -- My cat Jeoffry / Christopher Smart -- The marriage of heaven and hell / William Blake -- The English mail-coach / Thomas De Qunicey -- Ondine / Aloysius Bertrand -- Be drunk / Charles Baudelaire -- A season in hell / Arthur Rimbaud -- A throw of the dice will never abolish chance / Stéphane Mallarmé -- The I-singer of universong / Velimir Khlebinikov -- The night / Dino Campana -- Anabasis / Saint-John Perse -- Eighteen seconds / Antonin Artaud -- Metaphysics has always struck me as a prolonged form of latent insanity / Fernando Pessoa -- The death of the moth / Virginia Woolf -- Conversation in the mountains / Paul Celan -- The pebble / Francis Ponge -- Dread of one single end / Edmond Jabès -- Tisanes / Ana Hatherly -- Before sleep / Octavio Paz -- Fires / Marguerite Yourcenar -- Tlön, Uqbar, orbis tertius / Jorge Luis Borges -- The instruction manual / Julio Cortázar -- The egg and the chicken / Clarice Lispector -- Egypt / Michel Butor -- He and I / Natalia Ginzburg -- Trench Town rock / Kamau Braithwaite -- Suggestions for running amok / Peter Handke -- The Atlantic man / Marguerite Duras -- Afar a bird / Samuel Beckett -- Seven walks / Lisa Robertson -- What reconciles me / John Berger
- Control code
- ocn429280254
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- 695 p.
- Isbn
- 9781555975326
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2008941982
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o429280254
- (OCoLC)429280254
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