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377: The Art of the American Essay Anthology - Interview with Phillip Lopate

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The Golden Age of the American Essay, Volume Two

i've had art of the personal essay on my shelf for as long as i can remember. At you were also very careful and deliberate with not repeating essays that appeared in your previous anthology. And don't forget, there were certain figures oer in both books, like, for instance, and the glorious american essay,. I did have a james balwin and mary mc cate and susa santag and martins the king junior, e b white isnt bu es. In some cases it was just people who i thought were were very important to the general public. Also, i did try to reflect the diversity of American voices. So i had spanish writers,

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