{"product_id":"the-eloquent-essay-an-anthology-of-classic-creative-nonfiction","title":"The Eloquent Essay: An Anthology of Classic \u0026 Creative Nonfiction","description":"A concise anthology of superb classic and creative nonfiction from the twentieth century. This anthology of seventeen modern essays shows the form at its most varied and dramatic. Purposefully concise, it gathers together exemplars of the personal narrative, the argument, the anecdotal essay, digressive discourse, the \"open letter,\" and others. Some of the most engaging authors of our time write on subjects as diverse as becoming a doctor, cattle grazing rights, the death of Socrates, Anne Frank, computer culture, and how to detect \"baloney\" in all the verbiage that surrounds us.\n\nIncluded in the collection are essays by George Orwell, W. H. Auden, Bruno Bettelheim, Eudora Welty, Martin Luther King Jr., Joan Didion, Edward Abbey, Leo Marx, I. F. Stone, Pico Iyer, Amy Tan, Lewis Thomas, Barbara Kingsolver, Ann S. Causey, Carl Sagan, Ellen Ullman, and Opal Palmer Adisa. Arranged in chronological order, each selection begins with a note about the author and the essay that follows. The introduction discusses the history of the essay form and the reasons for its special vitality.\n\nThe Eloquent Essay engages the intellect and the passions, and offers the general reader the pleasures of cogent written discourse. At the same time, its carefully selected essays―each one superbly written and accessible―are well suited to study and discussion.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0892552417\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0892552417.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Loughery, John\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43389463986237,"sku":"BVV.0892552417.A","price":6.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0892552417-0.jpg?v=1784755811","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-eloquent-essay-an-anthology-of-classic-creative-nonfiction","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}