According to Sara Levine, a good essay leaves the reader, “feeling as if (they) have met somebody” (159). Throughout “The Self on the Shelf,” Levine attempts to “talk about how an essayists makes an impression” (160). One point that she … Continue reading →

Aldous Huxley states that, “the most richly satisfying essays are those which make the best not of one, not of two, but of all three worlds in which it is possible for the essay to exist.”(90). These three worlds, are … Continue reading →

While reading “The Art of the Essayist,” by Arthur Benson, two quotes jumped out to me. The first comment is the following. “One does not go to an essayist with a desire for information, or with an expectation of finding … Continue reading →

Joan Didion’s “On Keeping a Notebook”, appeared to be a clear example of essayistic style writing. The first thing that jumped out to me was Didion’s description of what makes a writer. It almost appeared to be an excerpt directly … Continue reading →