| Encyclopedia of the Essay Contributor(s): Chevalier, Tracy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1884964303 ISBN-13: 9781884964305 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $382.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: The "Encyclopedia of the Essay" is the first reference work entirely devoted to the essay as a genre. Essays on more than 400 writers from around the world are included, along with geographical surveys that provide an historical framework, entries on types of essays, and entries on important single essays. Entries on closely-related genres such as letters, journals, treatises, sermons and reviews expand and explore the fluid boundaries of the essay as genre. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Reference - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 809.400 |
| LCCN: 98121007 |
| Lexile Measure: 1380 |
| Physical Information: 2.63" H x 8.94" W x 11.22" (6.94 lbs) 1024 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |