Encyclopedia of the Essay
Download or Read eBook Encyclopedia of the Essay PDF written by Tracy Chevalier and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Tracy Chevalier |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 1032 |
| Release | : 2012-10-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781135314101 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1135314101 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of the Essay by : Tracy Chevalier
Book excerpt: This groundbreaking new source of international scope defines the essay as nonfictional prose texts of between one and 50 pages in length. The more than 500 entries by 275 contributors include entries on nationalities, various categories of essays such as generic (such as sermons, aphorisms), individual major works, notable writers, and periodicals that created a market for essays, and particularly famous or significant essays. The preface details the historical development of the essay, and the alphabetically arranged entries usually include biographical sketch, nationality, era, selected writings list, additional readings, and anthologies
