Bibliograph

The making of the American essay, edited and introduced by John D'Agata

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The making of the American essay, edited and introduced by John D'Agata

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

essays

Main title

The making of the American essay

Oclc number

908628857

Responsibility statement

edited and introduced by John D'Agata

Summary

"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."--Jacket

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