American essay in the American century / Ned Stuckey-French.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stuckey-French, Ned.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American essays.

New Yorker (New York, N.Y. : 1925).

White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985.

White, E. B.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"With extensive research and a cultural context, Stuckey-French describes the many reasons essays grew in appeal and importance for Americans. He also explores the rise of E.B. White, considered by many the greatest American essayist of the first half of the twentieth century... This book is one of the first to consider and reflect on the contributions of E.B. White to the personal essay tradition and American culture more generally"--Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : defending the essay

The genteel essay and the gentleman at the fireside

The "death" of the essay

The essay in the Progressive Era

New York, New York : the arrival of the colyumnists

Starting out at the New Yorker

Leaving the New Yorker

Epilogue : "once more to the lake," history, and freshman composition.

Notes:

"With extensive research and a cultural context, Stuckey-French describes the many reasons essays grew in appeal and importance for Americans. He also explores the rise of E.B. White, considered by many the greatest American essayist of the first half of the twentieth century.... This book is one of the first to consider and reflect on the contributions of E.B. White to the personal essay tradition and American culture more generally."--Dust jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780826272546

0826272541

OCLC:

781790296