The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present; A Teachers & Writers Collaborative Book by Lopate, Phillip (Selected and with an Introduction by) - 1995

New York.: Anchor Books / Doubleday., 1995. First edition. 1st Anchor Paperbacks printing.. Trade paperback. Very good. Highlighting/underlining. Light Contents selection checkmarks, pencil, plus light underlining, Introduction; erasable. Light spine creases (2). Back cover angled indented lines, not bends.. 1 Trade paperback. Glued binding. Cover in blue and gray against white, with artful quill. 777 p. 23 cm. Deckled outside page block. Audience: General/trade. Fifty writers represented, from Seneca to the 1990s. Introduction pages xxiii-liv. Contents by section: Forerunners; Fountainhead; The Rise of the English Essay; Other Cultures, Other Continents; The American Scene; Selected Bibliography; Essays arranged by Theme and by Form; (Another) Selected Bibliography. This is a wealth of literature in essay-writing, with entries sourced, including date of publication for many. Durable paper covers w/ extended fold-over cover flaps.