A Line Out for a Walk: Familiar Essays

Epstein, Joseph

ISBN 10: 0393029557 / ISBN 13: 9780393029550

Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, 1991

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Synopsis:

Describing his art, Paul Klee once said, "I take a line out for a walk". This is precisely what Joseph Epstien does in his trenchant informal essays. In this fourth collection, he takes out such wildly various "lines" as gossip, gambling, height (or the lack of it), hats, smoking, fame, the madness of compulsive reading and walks them on the leash of his own strong viewpoint. "Witty, civilized, erudite, self-mocking - intelligent entertainments more British than American in their roots yet most emphatically American in content and style...Invariably his comments...are interesting, sometimes they are striking, often they are amusing."

About the Author: Joseph Epstein has been the editor of the American Scholar since 1975. His own books of essays include The Middle of My Tether, Once More Around the Block, A Line Out for a Walk, Pertinent Players, and With My Trousers Rolled (all published by Norton). He was guest editor for Best American Essays (1993) and teaches at Northwestern University. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Line Out for a Walk: Familiar Essays
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good