Can Essays Still Be Written in Our Time?
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Patrick Kurp reflects on Erwin Chargaff’s essays and Montaigne’s lasting influence, using Chargaff’s skeptical, wide-ranging prose to argue that the essay remains a vital literary form. He also notes Chargaff’s doubts about whether such reading habits still survive, and marks Chargaff’s death on June 20, 2002.
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