About this title: 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 favourites, recent examples that deserve to be better known. A particularly welcome feature is the amount of space allotted to American ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780192141859ISBN:0192141856
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780192141859ISBN:0192141856
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1999-06-24
ISBN-13:9780192881069ISBN:019288106X
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1999-06-24
ISBN-13:9780192881069ISBN:019288106X
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: Good. 1991-Hardcover----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good. 1991-Hardcover---may contain minor shelf-wear-Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1991-03-21
ISBN-13:9780192141859ISBN:0192141856
Description: Good. Hardcover with light edgewear and wrinkling to bottom edge of dustjacket. Notes in pencil on title page. Otherwise text clean and bright. read more
Binding: Pb
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780192829702ISBN:019282970X
Description: Good. Some wear & creases to cover. Pgs slightly yellowing. Some (not a lot) notes. Spine is tight. This anthology is composed of over 140 of the finest essays, from Francis Bacon and Jonathan Swift, to John Updike and Clive James. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2002-05-16
ISBN-13:9780192840899ISBN:0192840894
Description: New. New Book. The book shows time wear. Otherwise new condition. Free tracking # included! International buyers are welcome. We ship every business day. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
"This collection is filled with hidden gems that not only tantalize with a variety of styles and subject-matter, but remind us what a typographic culture (that we are moving away from) can capture in terms of depth, nuance, and daring. Reading this entire collection made me realize how byzantine, uncanny, and poetic each mind can be when attempting to express something beyond a single impression. Do we even try to do that anymore? Is it even possible for us?"
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