One Hundred Great Essays

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Robert DiYanni
Longman, 2001 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 808 pages

· The Great Essays collections are part of the Penguin Academic series of low-cost, high quality texts. These alphabetically-organized readers offer the most commonly taught classic and contemporary essays and minimal apparatus. · A wide variety of writing styles represent diverse authorship. · Introduction to history and context of the essay and the pleasures of reading and writing essays. · Supplements: IM and CW (www.ablongman.com/diyanni)

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HENRY DAVID THOREAU
3
JAMES BALDWIN
5
Arriving at an Interpretation
30
Copyright

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Robert DiYanni received a B.A. from Rutgers University in 1968 and a Ph.D. from the City University of New York in 1976. He has taught at Queens College of the City University of New York, New York University, Harvard University, and Pace University. He has written articles and reviews on various aspects of literature, composition, and pedagogy. He has written numerous books including The McGraw-Hill Book of Poetry, Women's Voices, Like Season'd Timber: New Essays on George Herbert, and Modern American Poets: Their Voices and Visions.

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