Talk:Essay
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- It is a discussion of a topic from an author's personal point of view [...]
I have often heard pieces of writing (philosophical essays, expository essays on a thesis, Wikipedia articles) aiming for a neutral point of view referred to as "essays", because they were perceived as having "essay form". Is this incorrect usage? - Jrn 15:35, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Montaigne's name should be known by any literate person today, but my MS-WORD does not even include his name in those recognized by the spell-check (I have not added it, because I do not want to forget the illiteracy of our computer culture).
Bacon is fine, but I would suggest that Donne and Brown be pegged on to Bacon and, please, someone expand this page! Take it right down to Annie Dillard's Pilgram at Tinker Creek and don't forget Lafcadio Hearn (one of my favorites) on the way.
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