On the Familiar Essay: Challenging Academic Orthodoxies

Rooted in close reading of texts, including the essays of E.B. White, this comprehensive assessment of the oft-slighted subform of the literary essay situates the familiar at the heart of the essay as form.

Author: G. Atkins
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/18/2009
Pages: 204
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780230620001

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2010

About the Author
G. DOUGLAS ATKINS is Professor of English at the University of Kansas, USA, winner of several awards for distinguished teaching, and the author of more than a dozen books books, including Estranging the Familiar (a Choice Outstanding Academic Book of the Year).