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The Essayistic Spirit: Literature, Modern Criticism, and the Essay Obaldia, Claire de (has taught at the Universities of Oxford and Geneva, has taught at the Universities of Oxford and Geneva)
The Essayistic Spirit: Literature, Modern Criticism, and the Essay
Obaldia, Claire de (has taught at the Universities of Oxford and Geneva, has taught at the Universities of Oxford and Geneva)
Despite the recognition of a great tradition of essayists, the genre remains underrated in literary studies. Claire de Obaldia's wide-ranging study argues that to relegate the essay is to ignore the fact that our modern conception of literature is fundamentally essayist.
332 pages, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 28, 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198151944 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 332 |
| Dimensions | 159 × 241 × 22 mm · 630 g |
| Language | English |