00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862158264 Buklod 20190320163943.0 g||| | || || ta 190320t20082007nyu rb |||| e|eng d 9780374531317 (pbk.) 0374531315 (pbk.) (iLib)UPBAG-00033255759 OLC BAG rda eng PS 3556 A314 Z46 2008 Fadiman, Anne 1953- author. At large and at small familiar essays by Anne Fadiman. At large & at small. First paperback edition. New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008. ©2007. xiii, 220 pages 19 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-216) Collecting nature -- The unfuzzy lamb -- Ice cream -- Night owl -- Procrustes and the culture wars -- Coleridge the runaway -- Mail -- Moving -- A piece of cotton -- The Arctic hedonist -- Coffee -- Under water. "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."--Book jacket. American essays 20th century. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN PS 3556 A314 Z46 2008 Book