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The American Essay in the American Century
Ned Stuckey-French
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Description for The American Essay in the American Century
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 551.
In modern culture, the essay is often considered an old-fashioned, unoriginal form of literary styling. The word essay brings to mind the uninspired five-paragraph theme taught in schools around the country or the antiquated, Edwardian meanderings of English gentlemen rattling on about art and old books. These connotations exist despite the fact that Americans have been reading and enjoying personal essays in popular magazines for decades, engaging with a multitude of ideas through this short-form means of expression. To defend the essay - that misunderstood staple of first-year composition courses - Ned Stuckey-French has written The American Essay in the ... Read more
In modern culture, the essay is often considered an old-fashioned, unoriginal form of literary styling. The word essay brings to mind the uninspired five-paragraph theme taught in schools around the country or the antiquated, Edwardian meanderings of English gentlemen rattling on about art and old books. These connotations exist despite the fact that Americans have been reading and enjoying personal essays in popular magazines for decades, engaging with a multitude of ideas through this short-form means of expression. To defend the essay - that misunderstood staple of first-year composition courses - Ned Stuckey-French has written The American Essay in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826219251
SKU
V9780826219251
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Ref
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About Ned Stuckey-French
Ned Stuckey-French is Assistant Professor of English at Florida State University. He is coauthor of the eighth edition of Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft, the most widely adopted creative writing text in the U.S., and coeditor of the forthcoming Essayists on the Essay: Four Centuries of Commentary. He lives with his wife, author Elizabeth Stuckey-French, in Tallahassee, Florida. ... Read more
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