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Essays and Essayists

A guide to locating resources related to essays.

Essay Annuals

These series are published annually and include essays selected by the editors. Note: some of the Best American Essays series are catalogued individually and can be found by searching the Libraries' catalog for the title Best American Essays.

The Anchor Essay Annual
Publication Date: 1997-1998
The Best American Essays
Publication Date: 1986-
The Best American Nonrequired Reading
Publication Date: 2002-
The Best Australian Essays
Publication Date: 1998-2015

Recommended Titles

Reference:

Encyclopedia of the Essay by Tracy Chevalier (Editor)
ISBN: 9781884964305
Publication Date: 1997

Anthologies:

The Oxford Book of Essays by John Gross (Editor)
Call Number: PR1363 .O9 2002 Non-circulating
ISBN: 9780192840899
Norton Book of Personal Essays by Joseph Epstein (Editor)
ISBN: 9780393036541
Publication Date: 1997
The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Essays by Ian Hamilton
Publication Date: 1999
The Best American Essays of the Century by Joyce Carol Oates (Editor); Robert Atwan (Consultant Editor)
Call Number: PS688 .B475 2000
ISBN: 9780618043705