Monday, August 28, 2017

The Essay, Says Rebecca Solnit, Has Re-entered A Golden Age

Solnit, who has written many things, including the extremely viral "Men Explain Things to Me," says the time is ripe. "When I started [Solnit is 56], the essay was belles-lettres, decorative. Essays by women, particularly, tended to be treated as memoir even when they were not. Now they’re seen as powerful and compelling again. "



Article source here:Arts Journal

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