The Half-Life of an American Essayist

by Arthur Krystal

"A vigorous case for the virtues of old-fashioned literary criticism."--New York Times Book Review

In his first book, Agitations: Essays on Life and Literature, which was heralded by such diverse critics as Jacques Barzun and Morris Dickstein, Arthur Krystal demonstrated that the literary essay is alive and well. Conversational in tone, but capable of addressing the political and semiotic methods adopted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567923283
• ISBN13: 9781567923285
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"