02752nam 2200529 a 450 991079019460332120230725032017.00-8262-7254-1(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 essaysAmerican essays.Stuckey-French Ned1523693MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790194603321American essay in the American century3763985UNINA