E. B. White : the essayist as first-class writer

Author/Creator:

Atkins, G. Douglas 1943- (George Douglas)

Publication/Creation:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

1st edition.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

E. B. White : the essayist as first-class writer / G. Douglas Atkins

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

White, E. B.(Elwyn Brooks),1899-1985--Criticism and interpretation
American essays--20th century--History and criticism
Authors, American--20th century--Biography
Essayists--United States--Biography

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction -- Coming into White country -- E. B. White and the writing life : affirming life's newness and joy -- Of nature, Maine, and meaning : or, "The pageantry of peas" and the poetics of adversity -- Strange bedfellows and deconstruction of oppositions : the "Recording Secretary" speaks his mind on politics -- Postscript : looking for E.B. White -- Appendix : reading "Once more to the lake."

Summary:

"This is the first book-length critical study of E. B. White, the American essayist and author of Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, The Trumpet of the Swan, and coauthor of The Elements of Style. G. Douglas Atkins focuses on White and "the writing life", offering fresh, detailed readings of the major essays and revealing White's distinctiveness as an essayist due to his capacity for story-telling and his use of literary devices"--

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xvi, 172 pages ; 23 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990030782920302486

ISBN:

0230340660 (hardback)
9780230340664 (hardback)

OCLC Number:

744287323

Barcode:

010002583605