The Making of the American Essay (A New History of the Essay) by D'Agata, Joh�
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Book
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Paperback
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9781555977344
- Book Title
- Making of the American Essay
- Book Series
- A New History of the Essay Ser.
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 2 in
- Genre
- Literary Collections
- Topic
- American / General, Essays
- Item Weight
- 44.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 656 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Graywolf Press
ISBN-10
1555977340
ISBN-13
9781555977344
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211788766
Product Key Features
Book Title
Making of the American Essay
Number of Pages
656 Pages
Language
English
Topic
American / General, Essays
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Literary Collections
Book Series
A New History of the Essay Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
2 in
Item Weight
44.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-953595
TitleLeading
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Reviews
Praise for the series "A genuinely exhilarating work of literary history." - Booklist "The next few years will likely see no anthology of writing, in whatever genre, as compellingly readable and as richly worthwhile as this one." - Ploughshares "One of the most significant anthologies published in years." - The Believer
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
814
Synopsis
For two decades, essayist John D'Agata has been exploring the contours of the essay through a series of innovative, informative, and expansive anthologies that have become foundational texts in the study of the genre. The breakthrough first volume, The Next American Essay, highlighted major work from 1974 to 2003, while the second, The Lost Origins of the Essay, showcased the essay's ancient and international forebears. Now, with The Making of the American Essay, D'Agata concludes his monumental tour of this inexhaustible form, with selections ranging from Anne Bradstreet's secular prayers to Washington Irving's satires, Emily Dickinson's love letters to Kenneth Goldsmith's catalogues, Gertrude Stein's portraits to James Baldwin's and Norman Mailer's meditations on boxing. Across the anthologies, D'Agata's introductions to each selection-intimate and brilliantly provocative throughout-serve as an extended treatise, collectively forming the backbone of the trilogy. He 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 our culture's most exhilarating art. The Making of the American Essay offers the essay at its most varied, unique, and imaginative best, proving that the impulse to make essays in America is as old and as original as the nation itself.
LC Classification Number
PS682.M25 2016
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