Download or read book On the Familiar Essay written by G. Atkins and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-10-26 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rooted in close reading of texts, including the essays of E.B. White, this comprehensive assessment of the oft-slighted subform of the literary essay situates the familiar at the heart of the essay as form.