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The Oxford Book of Essays

Paperback • 2008 • English • 1. edition

The Oxford Book of Essays

By John Gross

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About the book

The essay is one of the richest of literary forms. Its most obvious characteristics are freedom, informality, and the personal touch--though it can also find room for poetry, satire, fantasy, and sustained argument. All these qualities, and many others, are on display in The Oxford Book of Essays. The most wide-ranging collection of its kind to appear for many years, it includes 140 essays by 120 writers: classics, curiosities, meditations, diversions, old favorites, recent examples that dese...Show more

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ISBN

9780199556557

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

2008

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Oxford Book of Essays

Format

Paperback

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