The Seagull Reader: Essays

by Joseph Kelly

W. W. Norton proudly announces the Seagull Readers , a new collection of the most frequently taught essays. Ideal for genre or introductory literature courses, the Seagull Readers offer a compact and affordable alternative to larger anthologies. Each volume includes a wide selection of both classic and contemporary works, as well as a thorough introduction to each genre and biographies of the authors. An inexpensive and portable alternative to bulky anthologies, The Seagull Essays offers 35 essays, from time-honored classics such as Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" to contemporary classics by Maya Angelou, Barbara Ehrenreich, Brent Staples, and Amy Tan, among others. The Seagull Essays is lightly supplemented by editorial apparatus, including an introduction to the major concepts of the genre, brief headnotes, annotations where necessary, a glossary of terms, and biographical sketches of each author.

Genres: Anthologies, Literature, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Haven B · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good interesting collection of different essays and memoirs, writings from all kinds of different people and perspectives

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

A solid collection of essays which are commonly excerpted in textbooks. I'm glad that I've now read then all (except Thoreau's whining. I got through half). It is now a little dated , but not without merit.

[Ariel Curry]

Wonderful collection of influential essays, primarily from the US, but several from other areas of the world as well. The introduction from the editors is itself worth reading, and you will learn so much from the persuasive historical arguments that have just as much meaning today as they did in the times when they were written.

[Gulzab · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent collection of Essays! Some I'd read but then there were others, not necessarily considered exposes by the traditional sense. Rachel Carson's first chapter of Silent Spring. A recipe. Malcolm X on education. Ronald Reagan. Amy Tan on her mothers "Englishes". Richard Rodriguez on race relations and 'Blaxicans'. Honestly, an incredibly well curated collection that had me turning the page and wanting to read more and more. This one goes on my bookshelf to be shared.

[Alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

With the exception of a few essays, this anthology was a real treat. The book contains some of the most important and influential essays ever written in English. If it were not for those few essays I mentioned earlier this would have been an easy 5 star. I still recommend it for anyone who's interested in powerfull essays.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read some of the essays for an English class. Loved the essay written by Amy Tan called Mother Tongue.Other essays are written by Ronald Reagan, Abraham Licoln, Robert F. Kennedy. Need to finish this short book.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a good collection of essays, many of which i enjoyed. Some of them however, well, its a collection of essays....

[Vaponta Victor]

good

[Noha Ali]

Like it.

[Tonny]

I haven't read it yet