02785nam 2200541 a 450 991046119520332120200520144314.00-8262-7254-1(CKB)2670000000160448(OCoLC)781790296(CaPaEBR)ebrary10554752(SSID)ssj0000654305(PQKBManifestationID)11349374(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000654305(PQKBWorkID)10661560(PQKB)10208655(MiAaPQ)EBC3440783(OCoLC)868217808(MdBmJHUP)muse26928(Au-PeEL)EBL3440783(CaPaEBR)ebr10554752(OCoLC)932311574(EXLCZ)99267000000016044820120509d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAmerican essay in the American century[electronic resource] /Ned Stuckey-FrenchColumbia, Mo. University of Missouri Press20111 online resource (274 p.) "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.0-8262-1925-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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.American essaysElectronic books.American essays.Stuckey-French Ned997696MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461195203321American essay in the American century2288100UNINA