At large and at small
Subtitle: confessions of a literary hedonist
By: Anne Fadiman
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781846140433
Subjects: American essays
Description: "In At Large and At Small, Anne Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay - a beloved literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth ("at large") and its miniaturist focus ("at small"). With the combination of humor and erudition that has distinguished her as one of our finest essayists, Fadiman draws us into twelve of her personal obsessions, ranging from her slightly sinister childhood enthusiasm for catching butterflies to her monumental crush on Charles Lamb, from her wistfulness for the days of letter-writing to the challenges and rewards of moving from the city to the country."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-216).
Table of contents: title: Collecting nature; title: The unfuzzy lamb; title: Ice cream; title: Night owl; title: Procrustes and the culture wars; title: Coleridge the runaway; title: Mail; title: Moving; title: A piece of cotton; title: The arctic hedonist; title: Coffee; title: Under Water.