The Modern Essay - Further Reading
FURTHER READING
Anthologies
Johnson, Burges. Essaying the Essay. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1927, 317 p.
Collection intended to assist in teaching essay writing through a selection of exemplary essays. Samples of such early modern essayists as G. K. Chesterton, Max Beerbohm, and Christopher Morley are included.
Kazin, Alfred. The Open Form: Essays for Our Time, 2nd ed. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1961.
Collection of modern essays that demonstrates the variety of forms that the modern essay takes and the types of sources in which it can be found, such as biographies, collections of personal writing, popular magazines, and scholarly joumals.
Lopate, Phillip, ed. The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present. New York: Anchor Books, 1994, 777 p.
Collection covering the tradition of the personal essay including a wide selection of unabridged...
[The entire page is 519 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Related Topics
