One Hundred Great Essays

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Pearson, Oct 26, 2012 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 618 pages
One Hundred Great Essays collects one-hundred of the most teachable and rewarding essays used in today's college composition class. The anthology combines classic, commonly taught essays with frequently anthologized contemporary essays by today's most highly regarded writers. The selections are broadly diverse in both subject matter and authorship. Essays have been selected as both models for good writing and useful springboards for student writing. An introductory section discusses the qualities of the essay form and offers instruction on how to read essays critically, and shows students how to use the writing process to develop their own essays

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One Hundred Great Essays
Robert DiYanni
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About the author (2012)

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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TitleOne Hundred Great Essays
Penguin academics
AuthorRobert DiYanni
EditorRobert DiYanni
Edition5
PublisherPearson, 2012
ISBN0321872630, 9780321872630
Length618 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Readers
Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric
Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / Nonfiction (incl. Memoirs)
Literary Collections / Essays
  
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