The Edinburgh Companion to the Essay (Hardcover)

The Edinburgh Companion to the Essay distinguishes itself by the wide range and scope of its themes, voices and approaches. Thirty-five leading essayists, literary critics and writing instructors explore the essay from multiple perspectives, including its theories, forms and histories as well as its cultural, political and pedagogical contexts. In particular, the volume extends the theory of the essay by addressing topics such as the construction of an essayistic self and the political dimensions of essaying. It further explores the relationship between the essay and other forms, such as philosophical writing, the column, science writing, the novel, the lyric and the advert as well as the essay in digital spaces. The book includes interviews with eight renowned contemporary writers (Robert Atwan, Brian Dillon, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Leslie Jamison, Jamaica Kincaid, Claudia Rankine, David Shields and Rebecca Solnit) who offer insights into their own essays as well as their views on the contemporary essay.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Edinburgh Companions to Literature and the Humanities
Release date:	October 2022
Editors:	Mario Aquilina • Nicole B Wallack • Bob Cowser Jnr.
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Unsewn / adhesive bound
Pages:	504
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-8602-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4744-8602-9
Barcode:	9781474486026

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