On the Familiar Essay
G. Atkins
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Description for On the Familiar Essay
Paperback. Rooted in close reading of texts, including the essays of E.B. White, this comprehensive assessment of the oft-slighted subform of the literary essay situates the familiar at the heart of the essay as form. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; J. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Rooted in close reading of texts, including the essays of E.B. White, this comprehensive assessment of the oft-slighted subform of the literary essay situates the familiar at the heart of the essay as form.
Rooted in close reading of texts, including the essays of E.B. White, this comprehensive assessment of the oft-slighted subform of the literary essay situates the familiar at the heart of the essay as form.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349382590
SKU
V9781349382590
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99-15
About G. Atkins
G. DOUGLAS ATKINS is Professor of English at the University of Kansas, USA, winner of several awards for distinguished teaching, and the author of more than a dozen books books, including Estranging the Familiar (a Choice Outstanding Academic Book of the Year).
Reviews for On the Familiar Essay
"In this timely revalorization of the form, Atkins shows the unexpected depths of the familiar essay. Far from being the lightweight pieces dismissed by their detractors as trivial, he shows how, at their best, such essays are exquisitely crafted intersections of time and timelessness. Their indirectness, individuality and warmth suggest a way of knowing that at once challenges and complements ... Read more