A Teachers & Writers C.
pouBLEDAY
Personal
Essay
An Anthology
from the Classical Era
to the Present @ :
Selecced and with an
Introduction by
Phillip Lopate
(CURE Ge SMATEN tSLANO LEROY [xxi] Ackrowledgments
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siete omanort ts
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Whey 8 8 Wise Copii al by Ek We Cogn HCE
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INTRODUCTION
Tis 20g grins tet fred nd ep
ton: the penal say” Though long pan of a benny of
‘he ena, he personal ny as rarely been lite and tae sch
Ii shuld cera be clcbated, bec one of the mow approach
ale and dieing pes oferta we pose.
The balla of the peroaleaay te tiacy. The water scm 1
be seaing dec to your ca, cong rcying Fee pip to
‘wisdom. Thoigh sara doughs, menos, des, compli, and
‘shins, the persona esi ses up reatonship with the read, «
‘Enloge sensi, yo wl based on enenton, anderen,
terns, and companion
"A the core ofthe person sy ithe supposition tha theres a ce
‘ain ny to human experienc. Ar Mishel de Montaigne the grs no.
‘tor and patron sit of penal nei, pot "very mao ba ta
‘mel the ene farmen onion” Thi achat wa be wat el
shout hes he war ulling to sme degree, about al of ws, The pe.
fcnal eta ba an iplicly democratic Bent in the vale place on
‘ipenenc rate than st dacons. "Aad wn the ict oe
the weld we we sl ing ely on our own rump,” wote Momalgne
‘Leos ge cermin woeiome cincons oto he wy. Te atonal
vin nthe ey bar been becween formal and informal esa Net
‘lg good at defo, wil ake the eay way out and quote Holman
td Harmen's A Hondbok to Larue ‘Te forma meine clk
inpesona ea is characte by "siounes of purpose, iy og
teal orpunein, engi The cimigue ofthe foral es is 00v
acc ienia with ht of al can or eoecal prove wring in [xxiel
Introduction
hich era fet i second to sesiouspurpore”" The inal se,
Icon i charscterted by “the pes cen (el etn, ns
vidal ses nd expences, cofdental manne), humor, grace syle,
rumbling stetire,wnconentcnaly of noveky of theme, ene of
form, rem frm siffes and flection, complete or tae
Ben of opi”
“Te personales ib a uber ofthe infxmal en, as A Handbok
of Ltt eines it "skid of efor ety, ss timate sje
‘ome aibiogaphial octet o interes, and babe conversion
‘manne To ake tings more confusing ater see of he ioral
{Siri he familar ey, hich sounde rather ke he petona eu
“The mote persona inmate typeof informal ese dea ight, fen
humors wi personal experience, opinions, and prejudice essing
«special the usual or ave in aude ann odo wi the var
led epee of everyday life" T have neve sen aston dtntion denen
in pie becwee he persona xy and the falar ey; maybe they me
nial wns abe close couin The direc, there ay, ne
of mnce, Fete. The falar ay aes ghee of euch bone al
the peroal cay, which need abe igh, ten fo pth wes
"Pe idosertic age more a center sg
‘The persona enya an open form snd dive toward candor and
setaconre: Unlike the formal esa, depends leon sth ree
ing than on spe and penonaiy, what Eliot Hardwick eled “the
soli personal sgnstreNowing trogh the west”
‘The Conversetional Element
Init preference fo» covenatonal aproach, the pens ey shows
‘i reaonship tothe daloge, nance form oing back to Plat. Bath
fons acknowledge he daly or athe iy of ees tha uta
tng hao. "Ti atu to exter ito ogi and pes th
cer” wes the ie Stuart Hampi, “bec ata octet
into dspus with ons The mind works by concn” Pera
‘sys converse with the reader bcm thy ean bang
Tegucs ad opts wih heneles
‘Montagne may nt ve, at be clined, te fie wer to tke
himself bis abject, bu he was perp the Ge co tlt hin
convincingly onthe page Reading hit, we em ob ewexleopig ont
tid in sade. Hechter penn handed hep ping guess
Fins when the ey testers to a
Sil hilly mane nor entirely original. IF we go bck to Seca,
6 Neste dd we Sethe sme tendncy to septace the git
Introduction (x0)
tae of cnn, Ym oot ping of Sena oma, which
‘Seploy he all chine of el xy, bat ise wich ome
tech de 0 beng poral ea inh modem mode By wing he
Deis ee ue tre Gard Soa wa ta w beer eo
Soa deacons, ne crcl qs al ep ang pat
1S teed concpode toe gn rendre wl pop i pre
such Tab very wel, you mgt sy but tomes at
Sipe, Sens cumin hs own debi by png ct
timolol spree nyc es meen ed
ig ec nel a to wy
‘The pana ey hw sory ough o pun the ice
fone arn wh gage at cea yay dente, Se
Winn He one of he go te oem, De abe ak
{cramer wn bg words nd Las gt Hat defied hs oro
Sal he an je he owing “To wt «penn lana
try gh, owe ny ne wold seam emeon cone
thitn obo nde rol commetd end Ge wid orbs cod
‘Ecoune with eae, foe sd ppl seine ae pce sd
‘evra Hasna” Th comet Spanish ei or oct
rine in fom, sd see ea gui ene
sancy withthe dence.
Honesty, Confession, and Privacy
‘Lets ay tha te weiter cag the rade? atts with a ek,
ooversonl nner. nelle a ental between weer and reset bas
teen denen op the esp mst hen make god ont by delering, ot
(Seregs rock by poate —
‘The rage for bony is eta the ets of the prea es"
‘eat to bean honest man and a god wie,” Janes Baldwin pr i
{hat onde Ye the eral ey ten adits hat eof can eal
Bee ng. sehen ei el hig, ig
asin, Toney is hs skeptic tht wiguly eqs the person
‘Seis for the fica climb ino ex So ae the plot” a «pe
‘nal ey, drama, upon, const swatch how the ey
‘stcan dop pat iso er pay defenses ovat deer evel of han
‘9. One may peak of ere meson i te fom the esi cn
Fe fa eel nt et hr a
‘ney as fay as pes, tho last one est conaion of «
foccessfl peo ey has boen met. (The ees sch as pleasable
Iterry spl, forma spec, apd tle tenance ll alt
cusierin Hf, bower, the cays stay the same Bt eel of treet Intraducti
aad land ph em oy
‘Poet tsa tr ro id
‘en hn Rw shen one Kel
‘inxs al io he on ys
‘Bee bce cn ny Se ipa of
epcond sn ne teas fo“On be Pea
ine Suter pig en mea
‘Sect "e acd onto oi pts
‘SE sen he mace yn ay ds
tet en oe nga We pr es nd or or
SF darn wt ed te as
Bonet mh bese tw anced gg et
rae acess
‘ter he ah rding bi ih nn. “We a moe
ty Mage Rr Weil ony“ Eat
se eat tna rn be ede oe
[hin hed bean "hod ig oe Se
pra hans dwayne sn ed
Te ect hang lh mn en
eft er wo eat mre nt rp yh
‘eeu fares Ses tml le
Peed cup Unis aswel ened we
Exons algae ol cate Tals em h ngs
a ht of ee cp ev ednee te
BaF ene eda ion pe
"Then tg ee ct See cme nde el
eat once be eb dot So oe
wu
‘Th pene mi she be enor we mat
ative cnet ony We a ah ct
iets ana nie mer ape
wy god nt pe Sanna desing al
focaccia nd yt
aybesSeon br ar weal cyrans
Torco tat pd ee eis no, pil, en
sh opm to tae rs
‘ery iva nen op bag
Ns Bet ing Ba fe | a oy
teeth gto bean os Te rod
Bech el ay
in icing her fr en, 1 te igh
Introduction [xxeiil
tha they te len exposing dak sere abou thea, We lam
Ino abut the bs of thought than about the sors of abun and
‘tine det spine ou aftermsen TV talk shows nest dntesape, dle
tions Te ns ha make te sais xing In repect usualy tun
tutto bean nsensvy that wounded another, lack of empath, othe
falownes of youth
Taira paradox that penonal cas ae often xcracaingy fuk, yt
protective of thie pen? Riad Rodeguc, for tance, 8 amaste of
the cofeiodl ton, get be els os that bis fandy cl him “
Sere” and be plas aide and ek pam of reving hse. We ar
‘er Tne abo the acti Seutance of Max Beso’ eo is
‘kings How he managed wo make ends at, with vba he had las,
‘shether bis wera diel or an easy mariage clit ibis
tre acer voluseered by th guemanly Max, Ye few writes, have
lined so quiky and recognisable self poresk. Chronic Beebabm
readers ce to fel atone to hi a they were behind the whe of
1 vdeo arade gee, selag how the wodd cones at hn and copa
{ng he act met at which his tenderness Tly vo ere
ahi
How the world comer at another peroa, she ions, jbo,
ches und pln, humorous Bateshese ae the dase bling mate
‘Bs ofthe pena say. We era the shyt by whih the est r-
‘sie, digety ad spit ot the wold, ad we lea the shape of sor
er pracy "you wc o preserve sour sere,” wrote Alexander Sith
cf Montaigne, “eap ip infants”
The Contractions and Expansions of the Self
Penal cays ae adept a ixeopatng hi ignorance Jost of
‘they tel wr what they Eno thy ak a the bean of ax exploration
ff s problem what thy dent Laow and wy. Tey fellow the cle
tf tht ignrance tough these. Ingued with hi nations, boh
pli sad metal they are ated to dena what one doe
dean, or a’ do ia good» place a cyt ar vetting te
border of the sl So Nata Ginsburg els us tht she can pve re
_Berthe name of cen the mest ous ator Chace Tam cone st
eho mane a; Max Boon anaes are to pup ao
oy.
‘Alo common tothe gene i tate fr lens. This inches
Inlitenent In “OF Gresines" Abram Cowley, afer gusting Home's
“The gois hive dane well in sing be a bumble apd small spied
feo" ges on 09 sy, I contest ove ines moe nal hing. (xxeiti) - Introduction
Alte conesient ete, ee shel hare,» ile company, and «
‘ey te feast an, Tweet fal m kone aan hic eet psn,
tnd therefor, Uhope, Fbave dene with), it wed be, 1 the th
reins, ater thn wth neil beny’
Natalia Ginsburg’ colecion of ena ended Th Ll Vite, We
see opening bare «form of inverse bow: in exchange fr lack of
Sauer power in the weed, the pera eit na igh aces|
tothe sal humble things fn And shite fo thesia be
‘ones ong sit of the fom: tbe byt tar ching eat hand
(Chars Lamb’ car, Virginia Wolfs mesh, stud! Johne's bowing
house) in a gud menor advan
ist asthe pesonal esa ale to ae the sl or arg 0 be
dhe smataenol contrac and expands the el Thi dove fi by
finding the borer, ins, dfs, sal aie of the pues ho
san pacage one owns, then by pong them ot, which mpl eet
1 pata srmoudng thee deachment The esorl exay the fe
‘ea ofthat of Chinese boxe et you Kp opeing, oy fo finds
ster cme within, Flee you star withthe smal-—the package of ws
‘linia dnl fd s hy rer connie, tints by he
‘Suns soe eral andthe weer’ nce The pee
‘endl east Hou ho faving conf is slapd peas
‘submited vlumarly to the ener cenarng handel seen
Bl them ff with malicious eae by ining amt more bo be pre
(nr of that shamed ate hr and siemens th
TE tragedy i said 0 candle people and comedy oc people downto
so then the pesnal esa, wih oad ister on
‘naan iy, ts ows the comic: Montaigne (ike bepress
‘lw mat Erasmus) was pain 0 show Homo pion: Ble
‘coacited el wow aniy nesied pling down, Hower by dein,
‘seo 030 my sands of inconsiten amen behion, be could
‘ot help br eet tbe oppose imprest «hus sled by com
let. The fone connate of lint eae the sce premise 9
tno infie opening oo.
Penal esis. fom Montsgne oo hive bec fisted vith the
changeable and paso he ater of hsnan pera Star
ing with sel criton, thy have rene they can never rede all
‘nce the ere compleny of» personality So they hee ect fallow
tm adv stacy feng ncomple shards, coe mask ce eran fet
sober: the eager, skeptic, amie, tender, cormdgrny, ate, em
ber f"we mast ranove the mak” toy to sb anther se
‘The hope tha in the end hen an ey’ ewok hasbeen scum
Inte all hse personae wil up tos gemaie wmaing
Tn the meaating, he percal ey eto make hi any par
Introduction [xxix]
Seles dance rote sue bese nt, though fo of vice and ae,
‘hese cord, fragmentary personae wo tht the eer can acep bs
ts ng om one cobcrent Stine pero eal erica,
Sin Chases Lams "El = gly Gena sandin for heat.
TLanb comicly exploits the supposed difernces betwoes Ii maar
‘nd bimsl whe ping sexy wth fr oan of eusbograpy. Un
[es de erat fro thei, the rnd en tse ofthe i
naies among his panonse, so stong ihe ibon of aes sé
fad inthe woe of wie we adie
The haveing of scons i a inl pr of te personal
cay form. Of, sexing two supls ofan eye's work allows tt
trp ds pencil of maple peronacin acon The Edward Hosglint
SSemeet in "The Courage of Tarde,” pene aur srking ses
bay is both contd and extended by Hoagland’ confesion of|
spanking women in "The Thre and theo ofPai,” seme exes
te repeled bya writers behavior conraicony, his ie gie l igh,
tect te peronal ei ir not nace ou 0 win the aenge’t
‘Sngied lve but wo prset the complex porta fam Bg
This spectacle offered up in setons, which makes auoblgraice
snd personal xa, foal hi oneeping spect finda dle
‘st. A tomate feild to move rt Be decoon, crag exes
pols ef poychslgealo soi shading rom ia cup, ie a nove
Et the deeper eo she moe inthe mative, There to eed kp
xplaig who the martr or the mart atheroma wth
beginning of each chapter The personal exit though, cannot sme
tha the eadee wal eer have rad anything by Bn or her beer, sd
tna reeabich a peso cch Hine sad embed ina contest by pow.
ing rfciee asbiograpical background. This usualy means hang 1
‘epet ase cheumstncer of i Ie merle oer and overs ly
‘wef proelue, em te standpolt of ate economy Far bene,
You woul ink for the epg over with coce and forall sad
Spy wit ii ory a» nese finn Bt for oe thing, be my,
‘a mode, fo that ise story oot worth ling in oer
Portion off acon to be- And for antic he ety fon alow the
tert dele sound one particular ubigephi piece eqs all
rslememing ot of whe ling the preter pe of hie ory
valle for Inter miling. Te may iene dt the peal xy
‘nore temperamental sued to Bis ccling procedure, ving ito the
Veleno of salf and extracting single ht cal fo consider and spe,
cer bene of linet or Bec fan soe inpue to contrat
‘alr fume [xxx] . Introduction
The Role of Contrariety
ks fen the cet pro! eseys ntenonlly go apie the grin
‘of ppulr opinion. The ie the at, were, ming mare elt
forthe reader o deny ional ws the wer The need oat 2
ste speci temperament eqn lade te eit ino playing the
mnudgeor, for thee sn quicker way to demcstate Mery aa
independence than to sted «plate ons ead lee Dr eksone
sattde in the cout to show cl opposition to wht the rest of
Inumaniy views as putenlywholeane etachn oo "Going Out rt
ial), find mets in what the community toga es lnorse
(Baal "On the Plast of Hing" The touchy sas of ae
lit Beatbhm, o Cran ever om the let fran opty to ie,
snakes ws flow them wih amused suspen: what wl they hk to ob
fest nex?
‘Behind these comers ie afar of rales ad clic oo put the
matter more postive, «compulsion toward fesh expesion To et
that allen ae Brothers, thm prejudice and rca ae bd and that
tre shuld nt be despiled may win weer atm heen, but tis
doubt tht tee pronouncerers wl quick the reades puke: The
oc ey often es by taling «rene mora sand ad unig it
{oto the ground, wth nowhere ogo ater two pare. exe the pe
Sena! ey wll pen up a oc fan oeing tension berweeh oo
‘ald oppeing gol or «paral vise nse spel or an ab
lene inhi on belief spten. Tam at sing tht ao cay ould
tecome an immori ut for the sake fia, bt thar saul be
sr fr conrad that open up new ways of looking ld wb
‘The ney ofthe personal enya ihn, jt Bees
is isome and uly fel butbecase dow dow dee of
sel-quetionng what Clos cll "tiking ait ene” Of couse,
Pond! eye may wite fom pore orl or plc coin,
longs they are ale wing to tender any shaded acount o he
oem feclngs Mary MeCarky, evrbing in "hy Confession how she
‘Became a staunch anita i unafrat ttl the le han able pe
that rani, anes, and sbbores played inthe conversion, Gorge
(Orval wncovers the proper lite fac in hin «scooby te
“Such Soch Were the Joy =" and eawhere (Tae Red to Wigan
Pi is banat enough oan nt be sone found him ecg
tthe sel of the workers he at eerie 3 hen to elec mes
Baldwin's mon pusion i al che more cesilecace we know thout
his sugges wi he faher and ht ions of ioc age ad
creer
Introduction txxxi]
The consis ofthe pron esas fom the author's exami.
si of his or ber prjees Exim be abe to ps gent ot
tether work wil be tote bat sight shold extend em
‘arenes of tei own pect caleba hough mente
aon Th ide to ipl fitocsel adhe the ede inf
that seems nally to belong safely clawbere, The ey someone
wholes with the gully knowidge that bes “prude” (Mencken
fal is esaycalletions Pode) and ae «song predpesion for
agit cern ergy phenomenn Ie thea feces his snes to
fend to thee inner ial, thesestrach gros the seeing
Afensle inom, and ey to ana what ls vee they the
Deter to je them. As Georg Laks wrote, "The ey «deny
Dut the eset the vl eeonining ting about note ved at
isthe ease withthe ater bar the proce of dig”
‘The Problem of Egotism
‘Toxes jus his se of “onthe opening page of Walen “In most
books the [or fstpeson, x omized inthis wl be ened hat in
expect oegtinisthe main dilernce. We comsmnly do not tema
ter da alter al, hye theft pone that peaking” Sil
tks fl mount of eg to dacoure onan’ ev ala and fer
Fdments sows if Ths can nk the wt, one the exer, wo
fas. Mor people ave Brought up to think tx impo to alk tuck
‘hou themes seademie pape, slats re damaged fom sing
theirs pron saul Surly oe ofthe esas forthe sl deeecating
ti tht many persona sie ape to ward ff potential charges of
‘aly or elf erp,
EB. Wie confoned thi problem heen when be roe
"ink some pope ft te ony he at rah pi
toons nd arn fon it ty fe i
Ispreumptourof« eso ame thle ein
‘mal heise te rae. Te we tf
‘he cnmlane Ihave any en eae ttf yet sk
‘toned dealt te of yl othe eet Ihe ne
Indes oo get ten ty on ecu te os
cf hers hoe wor ysis and a le an han ben +
{04 6 Bat when Ia dase dome Teed ly og
jn te dot of my dnt are, der hid eepang ce
ing he mus of Mich de Note, sling ny ce
see bead) Introduction
Since White was ne ofthe mot slog pron ey, eit
Intersting tht even be was stg wh gui bout goa i tamporay
scluon wrapping heel inthe mantle of Mocgne ie alo ire
ing hgh ele pend ay kon cou we hr
‘The ninecemtvcenury English writer Alexander Sith drew some
Indl itinctons bres plessrbl abd iting eqs in cosy
“The speaking about ons is aot neces fear A modes, teh
ful man spats beter abou insel than abot anything ce, and on that
subject his spech kl to Be mest poate wo his Bearers I he
be witout int of bostes, of seauiseny, of angry vay the
world wll no ress the charge home: Ta man dicoures ently of
his wins, is ie, is tiled sguntanes, the ner and gully of is
hors is manson and maiservat he mst corse ve
fal indeed ihe eeapes Beng cd «coon
Sith rears us tht" thi eptimchisperpetil reference to
scin which the charm ofthe essai reside Ifa man i worth Knowing
‘al bei wort knowing wl” In salar vein, Loan Peal Sait
‘ree that" amused oberon of one's com sel veal pl
ine whowe rice has ary ye been sth” Whe pero ey
ins sa ue share tt koi, all ave scandy bad to wre
wh what might be called the seach of eg. A enon can wie shoot
Half rom angles th are chemed, fod, deghly ery ater te
Jens justi ne roses ver nt losing etn esinene,
score sting (ich nds slater wining about hie wt
ton. The tk to realize that oe tot important, excep insolaros
‘nes example can see to lcd « ore widespread ban lt nd
Imake reader fo le es only ad fash
Cheek and Irony
‘Clonly lied ro thee seers of mesety and ean, uniter sad
touchy eco, the penchant of he poodle for otras
‘of mischitos impadence The conversa aes to the rade
feequenly thesia for such chsty Uber, though thereon,
clever servant author were tweaking the nose of the dll ined maser
ender, Checkin away of keeping sede: ale, I cut trough tbe
our snd conmenglace
Such cal imperinene often aes he form of el seve moment
stich puncture the agumeat by drevingstenion to there machin
of eat discourse. Mentalne lnched thi at by imply ad
preening his essay "same excrement ofa ae mind,
Introduction [xxiii
Bectohn's "Laugh" begins, “M Begonia is we own ey on
the theme, sas «well Be say man thing toon ft tg
ae fat ie al enor a ea
reading
Dinero This fap eemple of ow te —
‘Geely sf salecveconesion of in inde
wre fet of check. When Water Bens
delings, wth books the buldig stone, before you nd now bef
ing 10 dapper ine ai oly Siting,” he bath paring the
Solemn ofthe earned ey and treating the eng sence tke ci
cn at « puppet show.
art of wat pvs pon eye the Heente 0 be so cheeky is ei
suspen tht they ae not pefrming in the cet ing ofthe ety
ies, "The ey, une the ove, the pot nd te layih
tae coment in is elf impor vole of seconds cise,” wee
E-B. White "A wre who hath aigs tained onthe Nobel Paar ot
tie ently emp ad es wrt w nov ono pay, ad eave
the esis to rane abou, someting fie ean joing
the smishcons of «somes undcipnedexstence
‘Georg Lukas, in "On the Nature snd Form ofthe Ese,” special
linked the ests cheeky humor an te sta ofthe pene: Reng
to "tat humor std that ony which we fd in the wigs of ey ty
(eat ey” he seed hat the “esis mies his ova pba
‘pes whch someties fad hn to ble tat es come cls 0 Uo
ulate: he has fr all no mere to ofr tha explains ofthe pcs
of others, oat his iene. Bot erica ap hist och
Sales the ects af the moe profound wok ofthe inte!
lectin the fac fifa even emphasize with Kone modes,”
The Idler Figure
As pt oftheir oie modeny, personal esayis oquendy repent
thoes a lot or reife, inacive and tage the ak
place. The sfermarinalty of the eis penn undetecored by
the ides of some ofthe mow Emo ena sei: Te lor, Te Rel
{Stmul Johto), The Spectr, he Ter (Addon and Stel), Peshape
by afeing the oe flay seb, syste make temas ot Be
Thums, thereby ble opake fan a il
“Asin neste ha «log ton ofthe eed scholar—sometine
fered i prmamae exe by ling ito pelt ler, te Chi
‘nse esyist Ouyang Hse who ter bis ese to contemplate the
‘ener of ares the pote tear of lie, The Japanese mone
3 [xxxio) . Introduction
Kenko, having wim from the weed for spiival pupoes, ote «
book fst cnssosnes mins clld sy loner Se
ca penned his lees drag enforced ens and ele. Montagne to
ortayed himself a rete country enema, ea snr to is toy
td ile thous. when ip fact he sll aed 00 pert plore
Insocs daring the gous war
Toseph Adlon wot ia is Spectr, “Tv inthe World eather
Spectator of Mankind han eae af the pecs. Thre ated el
‘he Pats of my Life a a loker-o, which the Chaco Tne to
reser hi Paps” The te ofthe tem “Character opel ch
‘cehcentuy irr form which broke and down ite type, les
‘tht we are geting fm Adon 4 xed exyaie pesos rater
‘han ree atobigapy. Addison's pet, Si Rturd Sel i
lady offers daced marty, cera oie the mt of eroomic
producti In "Ten fur Hors Latdon” he fos the er)
‘ound fora diy. "Ie ian iexpenle Plate o owe lide of
‘orl, and be of na Character or Signo tt Tobe eve uncon
cerned, an ve leaking on new Objects with an codes Carey, a
Delight known oaly wo thse wo ate tured oe Speculston: Ney they
‘who cj ms ale chins cya they ae te Objet of Spec
os, without denving any wodldly Aavanage o themes fom thems
tut jst they ae what they cout t ther Amusnent ot tbe
Improvement ofthe Mind”
Here the ir bps to defend inal, een to dap a tne of sper
ty toward the Brendvines Robert Lace Severn, hc ny A
‘Apology fo ies" advances this in of segment
Esrone fagret so span of deine visa
fay oil pes cnet elt eng Se of
ea ey. Te 9 of Stale lye oe
‘out win we ery come ling ere he ce
ee cnn xt. Bg he flows etry,
rate aba Sip and yo wil ecw thy peor do
{thr say. Tey bre cry ty mt ie heme
‘andon poring thy do ete em ee cere of
ther is oro ake thy be ene
son gee coup: they pe hous a at oa
‘hi se at de ou main i te et,
Subs cif "le" Sen's and yo e+
catalogue of the pn virus: cue penne ape fo plete
ilies to eect, tive onl to "anon provocations neu,
Teney All hi adds up to the capacity for pee. The esr
Introduction (xxxe)
‘ascnaed wih perception, which provides aneveending suse of pe
tne materi The art ovo ea ake place under nota ica
ances (an Wools "Sree Haug”) be hightened by dus (Be
fami's "Hash in Marie"), hanger (Soyiaas "Why Do T Fas?
esc nature mystica (Dilar's "Sexing, odes (Lu Hsu's
Dest
By Stevenson's loi, nly the ile person i abet practice seg —to
pescive the lide neomamercil mils in ie. The nay hee ins
Fie with what i atonal considered «fale pep te
precio of seine, dls, and the drei. decd, the ale
nal enya, quick to abel hina r,s voner tht hes
Sorething las than irl pach. Asateat clare bchelohood
seems to bore sound the Spector, Ider, Rambles, and thes sind
‘Sse personae Lan ders Bist pero stop, El wth
shrewd bt of selena "He was tao math ofthe oy-nan. The foe
tins ove sate graceful on his shoulder The emprenion of infincy
‘nd barat it hin and he ested the inpertneace of maton” Ste
‘ence, ho dd any, was sll ey Know for his boy sores and
‘si lke “The Lanes Beats” which del lovingly on thi psd
‘geo fe Waker Benin poreajed himself bookworm, ed, ¢
‘lel who could sever gue pow op and exer the all wold of
‘aking Ting
Trt retene, of couse, that some of his el porate ha
ional ln. Many persona ey have eyed shen sping
‘hensches bare and creating a aight ditored, cen sabbirveson of
hans, the wy the comedian Jack Beny made hinsl ut tobe
toch stinger than he, st fe the joke of While te pond
cist wach a tsworiy wits, a ines noone works coset
corel pats” tron. Cerin hgh itched tones of Lab, Ha.
‘+ lg, Beebo, ad ober sti up samitalable edhe of Doocey's
Underground Man, Ford Mador ons Goo Sal, otet uncle
thle natstor, How to acount forth pardon? We shold tcl that
{he novel and the ey rome together and fed of each ote eray
‘ons; fv “urelable near” maybe even derived ily, in
part ftom the miscewour candor and sperm expresses ut
[eee in persona xy
‘The Past, the Local, and the Melancholy
‘The pass eguely and fen hcl vite by pean esis, The
reorpective glance comes natraly #0 the eat the pat ao Aad
At amp sich he ose ever tees of sing As Het sid about
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his end Lamb, “Mr, Lamb has sae one ces ton books, 9
ew bulls, tae cstoms.- He ens he pes he mock the
tae is tecins revert, an eto the pet, but the, cen ts
‘must ive srmething persona and Toca neo kts hm dep ee
‘horously.
Beatin, who tsk up Lamb's unde cetuy te, ao showed
faxiioa, mjuraie dita forthe topic, “Sr Max Becton
sens orig wit i the arora of an age hte pes is wig
aly week that an they aly wl be, atte vp vo date
‘wrote Bonny Debs," 4, one guest, ening”
"Another fie ser ofthe pa the contemporary Ih cst Hibet
Ber now in i nets, remake in “Bei the Nore" have evap.
Sele tht lee histor store inpetnt than atonal hizo)” fe
Bes, the penal esis’ loyalty to the lel and ear at and ate
innermiced with ap amateur srhelopa' search for traces of Hat.
“The pst comes dose duconnetel gents and 1 stinking of
the dai when oe were chien sad bd dancing des wth the you
Tihs atthe Noroew ote in Thomastown mote wih ny Aunt
Hise used wo run Crs Science Rening Ronn opposite tc Ca
tein Kalkan, to spiders ito whe web no By ever cane’” Tough
hee weld widely n Roti, Erp, Chis, and te United Sate nd
{3 swep up in che pola event of hs tine, he wre “tam ote
{cine wo sologie or wing abot reat ety hich ouhel me ot
sal shun for facing again the thy sal rack vich 1 made myo
‘Thi sl track gh be the isp ofthe prea exay eae
‘Theres a eanchol tone in mach of Bars work, which toe crops
up in Montaigne Lamb, Hal, lun, Gve Vea, ad so on Tt
mgt be elle tbe oie of mil age" I the pon ay Gcaseney
rte mideged pot of view # may be bene ie theft of
pened expeinc, wich saul bigs with it some, wold de
schanient, oF atleast sea. With mid age also comes tte fr
ulin; bene ht stubborn, almost ering ear tat 9 fen
ences the pon xy. Monge exempiie he melancholy
Fal balance of mide age (1 hare sen the gras, the ower and the
frit ow T see the dyess—hapiy since tcl), which yor
hee o wos, he byproduct of « dennped ens of slo.
Sot Pagel stars "The Cac Up" by sanding the gute
til oot of mideaged experience: "OF couse all ie proces of
baling dow, but Be blows that do the deat side of the wore
tig sud blows that come, or en to came, fom outside the wes
you remember and blame ingyen an, in tonto weakness, fl
Your fends abot, dont show thee ci ll at ove There she
Sor of low tht ee an withthe you do fou to le
Introduction [xxxeii]
to do anything bout it ntl youre with Gaal tha in vrei
Yeu wil never ae pod man agin.
‘While young people exe! at ried post and mathe, i ard
to think of anyone who made maton the person eny fro ior
Fer youth. The loss canis might be Janes Baldwin and Joan Di
dian and bok adopted precocilywodd:weny personae esl in
‘bar event. Baldwin bad no sooner le his ual al adler:
thane began desrbing with rl ache and James distance a
Tot kingdom, Dion elec "Gude to Al Tha” wena iy
four, is leadysarutated wah hee uadona deacon
is del 0 ste analy foe the mide of sonisin, and
youths cnfson in which the nif and i dss have ot yet sed
‘hamsies cat. young peso sll inks i posuble—thee i ine
‘xough-to become all hags alice and water, er and pac,
Schott and debwoche. Later, owing os fte snd accepting the
‘espa of tha sniancen knowledge dfn the piece of the
fom. Te peso eas looks bac the choices hat were de the
reads no ee, theLmting fall and hore creameanes, and what
‘ugh be called the craopie of personaly, In cate, noted Gove
ial, “he eur confor have Bren sae tht oot ony de mely
failure, but dati one are or prin wrongete xi th ing
drama ofthe ele” The wonder ea the penal ey cn ake ths
Ihr sverenrapptsing ad coon aug wo he render
Questions of Form and Sryle
The coe i nto Seible and ape om epee the
freedom. moe aber nal Aun Kea at all objects wise
ll bist ae nk
29 fere-asraciation. This freccom-cun-be-daunting,sot-only
ee eee
=
5 chllenr formal stale by what Waker Ptr called ix
‘wmehodal meted" open to dpresion snd promicous snender
ings Dr. ohnsondesesed the cay a" owe aly of the min ad
th iegiar,edgeed piee”—whih di ot pov hin om under
{aking 1 subst iveremens nthe Frm sugcoing a lest hope
that would bring bim see diene T take with grin of sk
‘hose clams, by suming lovers of the ey, dat a ely ant
fom, and somdhow beter of for beng whut the Spanish poser
Eduardo Nicol ald “alot leat dl mat pap.” Frm my
penpective, thre ro alt abou fe good ey ae work of lety tae Introduction
x Th yonder ona eae
LS PRE et
Tey pnd yi a ed at ae
cenraps nga tel Saye pps
Sujet el lal sa Rts pre
SOAS Sip ata ecn one ase
SLD Sanco heen as
ESOS. ic hese rycen es
(Goes mean pps kT pas ie ae
Se Di os Rc foes
SoS Leathe esa
Esc seg © znd eins ie 1m
Crema itrtation—by coming a i from all angles, wheeling and div-
Spat shed wt ge punt eda
agian it Soma atcetens
fomett cing iret syne le
Feline caer’ ad ents
Be neil ti te a thy al,
petted a ue Pet at ce a
iar a Stape ie Ie e
SS edlaie Sieh gay Taser ek
SLT cosines al fy lane
$e Cipro Same cnet
Suen ade aid dete ketal as
otc ete afi elegans
RESUAnny Cea Saas a ee
Say eel pent conten rh
STO Se te koe hoe
Moa ae ce Vga Ses
SOLRST Doe hae Seat rs cee
‘Ripanropsi nits Rep aaa
[See ome See eee
Smet nor ebapinl ce Bl
Sopa Lenten ee ey
SOD ierstncig de ttn ane
Sa SS aS ater
Sale sat Eos pe cehtie tee a ot
oats SUS yalaa adap thee Se
"Ea lt l,l he we, Eat ey sos
wll cin ta mi andl
‘Socks Se me hs ale
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‘phy, tended to say dose 10 ine of sumer thn ober personal
‘Sys do. But ene ‘when wer base delay shed vey fom
‘Sevlping sige tbs rine of tac, uly we an locate th
‘say bie sgument. The sated sbject ote of le may be
‘ay its preext Montigoe’s "Of Coaches" work toa) round fom
mode of conveyance o«iging denunciation of Exropean stl te
‘nen of Inds in the New Word EB. Whit’s "Te Rig of Te’
begins aa despa smal cc and er off into «cometary
cn rail integration. White would pba have een crass
{jock neon hak, a be ws a bss kn ea
Many dines the personal cn wil ar to expo sabe, then se
sp n cunteree, apd evenly Ba the to. Sars Slee "Metre
Days” for insane, begin ap at ast caus treet of cetin
organ mews, bat alg the wy the teme te thiskened wih fay his
tory clued cance, gender and re. The person cyt ke &
ook who les ugh wlan err ft when to ald nates pe ot
Ceupterate tote ste,
“ler thea of elaboration enters i. Much of what carci tue
‘says is he aly to drew’ ot pin though example se,
‘all vuaton, hyperbte exaggeration, whaeve The grt tye
‘nv lad this gst in ehing ut a ia, wich becomes tw chore
but an oppor. An example is the opening of Chas Lambs cy
"A Chapter on Ea”
Mia em renee inane ht amy ae dee
thse enon aprenden ramet nd ae
tly sping name vl he hon ci: ete
hes fad yeve ore mean anki dy dan
pipe! wah he nbs ade dps to
iy the mac fo ely, othe i orb eaten ee
‘esos aye nite inden celine
‘Neher ve ice o dre syn tie, wth ele
he ie seme ich ome kon ode ono
‘ance fel “gt nant eg hat ee
+ terse thnk yh ploy oe ea em ae
I thin the compat of ny deny, te Tet Sl be
When he yt es nt, onl etd me to
By this tie, he ear wl want eer to rangle the author oie
has ste for Lab, lgh, The nok sem wth which his se
ides borate, the pling op of mules and weiter, ne nd Introduction
bh
unite osuuers and "side oeligences,” aways makes me ame
Prof the humor ess inthe pecular disionalspin Lamb pus on words
Today's readers ny min ths fk, but his conerporas knew ow
surly dt his ocular was, even for he ea intent entry.
‘A rnewayanguataian b one of Lars sada comic techars
Another he prea fy sae of dignity her dale than cop
‘ly provided") The oan ae with which Lamb's eteces te wit
ten the humor in ry ini touche ake hin «wer fo evo.
tether techie of th pero cy da eves be sacral td
comic functions ithe dgession The ciel vale of the digestion ew
‘sas all he dmesons of undesnding tht th xy ca aceate
by beging im ar many contents a poem orig can stain
‘tout orurdeing The greion mast wander of he plat oly
{0 fll A lind of elaboration, scoop up subordinate thames i
ing Some ofthe ey comi ony dees fe «scons
Bex about igen, the joke ein, atin Tita Shan that the
Wer iat stay en the point but mas gully bla aboot
erphine
“Antics formal techique employed by the personal esas i the
‘movement from indriclt uve The conte dee of prin
{epesence cr the generalisation (ofa an sphoren), and te peer
Tao send the suor bck for more parte. Sometimes th spit
tide by 2 modlion in pronouns" "oe "ve" and "you" The
famp fos "T"to"we" or "you" can seem presimpenous if ake to
‘qUktly (the jake ocr, "What do you mean we masked man”) It
eqs prepara and ning, personal eye mat always watch
‘har pronouns cxtflly
"Wiliam Hast for al hie brane lack of dips, was «mar of
his pronominal ic. A the beganng of "On Going x Journey." hee
tabshes «highly inde fse-peson vce, prov efasing tose
{oereader empathy: "One ofthe leet hing nthe wood ping +
Faure but kev go by mpl. Tean enjoy sce «rors ot oat
ff doors, nee company nou or Tae ofthese seen,
“is ony syne sapper hiker singing is ae, cotely s
‘efile the fw cate inves wnt wuclon sop te ond
‘eee pes sx souy. The aur elcrting hs waite thee of
‘nay ot at day down the ftp he alten Sesaring, "The
Seal of journey is Hbery, pee bey, to nk, fe, do, pts oe
‘ese. We goa jurey chev be fee ofall ippedlnents and of a
{benovenince toleeeouales Debi, mich more opt foes
is brense T wun lle beathingspace- "and 20 on. Tn four
sextencer be bse moved fromthe ete Tove my generalising
“one” which oma satel ilge tthe “oe” of phorionatd eep
ing pronouncanet then back to "for more eidncepaerng bed
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Introduction xl)
on penal experience. "You" cme in fw sentences later, ats |
‘he cad reader oi being added (were to explant ou")
‘hans subsite for” which utes the bods Benen ute
tod audience
Quotetion and the Uses of Learning
In the mid of Bask’ shtorcl able an ey kind of wallabies,
stich my exphn hy 50 many are writen about wali), the autor
throws ina few serps of pes, uated, Why thee guoetone?
Posy to eae the tne «few notches, poy to pe fan is own
‘euesths. But ae th ape questo, whit the ai uncon
‘funtion in the eral ey?
(One obvi anser woul ee ob to lend author tothe author's
ssgment Montagne ws a compule sprakler of ctason, snd he
hella be war digg to ge ei a ther men's brie
Tn "OF Book,” he led abou his cig habit "oe Take oes ay
‘thar I ann sy So wel now though the wees of my lng ow
through te weates of my undestaning-Thare sete deli
uly not indeed the sto, nore inches the tome of
‘hose hasty condemaatons tae toed a al sos of wring = T
teat them to gve Purch lip on my noe and pt burned nating
Sines in eave hide ny Weakest under thee pot sth
Montighe ade sch = monic oir and tes west hat gocatins
bese «kindof arog lework oetyng his Eat witht compe.
rising is ovgnaliy. I anything, moder readers may fel that he
fungi forebears down tose nce his a rie 20 much more
fobost then these peep fom the ancien, which we tad fo ap
Montsigne; being + Renisnee human, erential tow the Cates
tutors (wo themes usd equetqusaton, woud ot hve seek
this way. We mas member ht the Reine ay pay pew out oF
the cutom of kepig "commonplace Books" which wre led wih
rte guatatins. In Englund, Baren's The Anatomy of Melancholy
leaned cecal eneraed with tations and sedation, became «Kad
sf methertent inptng te xy form
‘The plessre of knoing tha we re incubated handy acing to
vwel-stocked, beri edad mind, i a cnt atracon of the p
‘onal ey. Such leuming wat esr to demons whe there me
‘aramenly reconized body of quotable clr among the edad as,
Inthe Renssane, the common clare constedlngely of te ancients
snd the Bible in nnetest-entry England, ofthe Bizabahan dana
{he and pra Bch pote,
“ody. wer claon might be sil es by gutatin (oh (xin Introduction
‘modem eis to quote, withou suing pompous than by syntax
‘comple, pete shape setence by M. Fk. Faer, Gore Vidal o=
Mary Cry shows he he wit i sl hang wharf Lain nd
has had an ld fhioed "good education” Indes, ow thatthe de
onal disinin betwen the formal andthe lfm ey as beck
somevla rode wear Iikely to encounter gly mannered be
fox, “diesel up" Langage in cotemporay peso no ce
Balin, Vidal MéCary) arn tht Fn suerpere
[Nevertbeles the pesnal ny har ye ven forthe idea f ght
een.” which rico fom without hung playing the
Pedeccschooimaer. Ie has abays dinanced ul fom the schol
tea, “The esi,” wrote Bonny Dele aed 6 pt ide
all pednsy ll letiag eamed ou of bok, and met gore ou the
resonable decet man tking 0 Jou ome er snyone ee a what Be
‘hovgh shout ie: or rather, th manos eking to mala lowing
tyne who cared t do sto ove hin” Al poral ese ae
‘ddresed to wat Vagina Wolf cid the common eae that
apy. serewha fuze igre who mayor ay nt eat but who fs book
soled and ited e pre,
The Personal Essay as Mode of
Thinking and Being
The ey fom a a whale ha ong boon smacited with en experimental
metho, Then gos Back 0 Montagne und his neal igen
1 of the term ea for his wetinge Emp O
‘make arn sumthing with aa a Sar png 1 foe
ei The experimental sociation also dies from the eee tan
Beaf te ey, Francs Bacon, and hi eto te empl indore
the, 50 well the development ol te pyle sence
“The ic somehing bern the says genre of eilag ut toward
‘he uninowa, ns only witout «map but wihow eel) tht Be
‘sything wordy tobe fond. One mod ke to tk ta the pessoal
‘sty sepresetsa hind of ave esearch o he sel, we Stell
‘Ht scence and phlsopy. Montagne called hime new pe
“aecienaphlsopher" exprening the mocking hope that i
rp approxch—seningly the oppose oth of taal pis
hos, wih her pen coasucton of logan —inight alos by
hance add yp to pls. In he end he goths witht would be
Inspprprne wo tach Montage in meal piewophy caune But hat
‘other pone, an heey fom in ener
The modem German philosopher Theodor Ade se vih, abverve
Introduction caliiay
poste fn precy the “sytem” proper ofthe In
fur century wea he gd psp yen sem o have apn
nde ther owm wet aah te light foe, ee
‘teding ex ade spe lowed seat nyt ope up
Psp! doco’ Ae Aro pt Lock snd ply oe wet we
‘Sell oth ea T der ot bp wh Aan dnd Ee bs wa at
[ean to dscns say wh hee and pe whee te al
‘omplee oo whee ning isos. Tena das not ate
feel, edie rnd ono. rescesoo lent
the donee ote ne Patt he Cig nd fem
cele anwoty of ply, past te snc insite toward Be
“Adore spring stent “the cy sie sym the vo
lene of Sos ccs Heber Las Steves shat fe esas
Saji "He wl or be her song the dost, He wl aren
feet and col diene for al wo people tnd opis be ns
ostotsheway ea, be wil ody ima wh no try bung
‘Scho When Beth aaloge “Lange” for never bog
able oranda speaing 08 fr
toate Wa of taking talking ein hae R Late Rance
“the ister cate beeen fngmeneny and eng ade of
‘Soo bemeen ay sd stn
ec cum ich Roland Barth, Joan Dido, and Richard
adegues hae male ive of gmc eeng Wars mie fo
the uncomectbl achinago ike rare of mode ie “The tal
ond apt the ey,” write Ara, hath Ragen sd
then ful ames te penn of oly snl" gp a man
incon a tay Be ted ofthe si ot ose ad Her he
‘taal ot ofthe estoy wn, ater, Yo ake tay ee
ea
Taland Bare dtm he cd fi ie ht had proce’
ol aya bleach ans vo ih wisn” Te
‘oc tone of ssc Sod ot ic om i pce. In
tre he en ha proved thn wih plop mini ch
‘Bar: Bsamin, Adore, Gorn, Snooe Wel Jurgen Hera
the chance obese wel
“he unahne seity of the penal xy akc ie pec
ina mental det mich people hve ll ose the ae
es, objet” cin of load sence. Apter nsging fr
tue ofthe frm for cotenpoay teorisr and aoe pe
‘ing ta base ay bare be pocen pos ag y
Neon bese chow wal spond ded ef section ad ein
sppennoc: of spotaens pris Sl Alans Sah ad “The (xt) Introduction
eso es you is hogs, a ts oo, ko, how be
Sao bythe" Tisha th gat art pope op len ewe
‘Slit faiaes to eee
‘Nady caso omer te ow fh owe yen end
wp conning hens But sie vou be fay a esse
‘Sg pps ay be ncn ep frie ny fe, Sse
gua ad poping Rete of tpi apa The ce
cf Rta ill ay helo pe wf she
tind be sane ne nd eae iy to rc” Te a
tarc fx posing Jot prof wh asso ining ae
Ths leans for contion a pat an aed presen de
casi cing oA “The hy yg guy of ea
{ss eh ts hint gener neraty thn ice oop cet
ler forthe en, le dicate tg dosnt proce hind,
‘story btm ety mt mat ee os” Here, ©.
Tin Js din of th ry ses arty ap “The yt
tbe emetmet of «proc by ih he tu aloes al crn
nm hy dy aed fa nome ome
"The veloncoumen sod seller ht ey wing demand
camnot hcp bt hve av infcce te poms eye
None cnewed coe pint tht in ling th gue ope
ty ne nd fic ad compe mpl ost pret
‘tht te model nel hs ose en pow fy tae cage
Paiving spl for cher Ihave pated ny nerds hcl
ler than my otal aes. I eo re ms ay bok tha
cok ha made me” Ths he org of peo came acl)
onor teal bt pit gl Thee acne econ
wera
“Tete what ples” sate George Orwell Where a or
ot hs repre the el esl enn fhe posed ean, he
Sn oe ened by Hitec he we, ‘No one has dt nes
eke thi de at uted bse on oe eo be
tween me and py fe ave breed wy ao ah aed
icp"
1 tefl sa, he peony sprees «mode of bing I
infor tl ato eh ae dan on cea
oul. Spiel et prscopily pose uncer ly ee
{asad notte he delta ete mode eter
{Elston ch Menage Sor Gagnon Hs ops at
tna bmp ere ind by ats wah sting artical
{cling edo pope scp tn ona oma soll
‘op from moment met
Introduction (xls)
Sil we must not make cxcenive hms, The ety nt, forthe mat
ar pilsophy; or it yet since. How sei ought we oak is
{sme of etn experinental Te lacs the rigor of laborwoy expe
‘bet I das ao olden ois hypotheses lng excugh 0 prove the
‘Batic is what iti amode of ingly, nother way of geting a the th,
‘As one pedagogic chanpion of the peso! es, Wiliam Zeiger,
The rte of eprint oF ing someting ot it xpd
In henow come ee the eo poet te of
‘nee a dence ai” Mensge poe Bt
‘bein be sed tn in oy He peo np
‘ony, ample ther mgr He i ot gar ye
‘de He bd no vert wig
‘pion ccordag, bw ar of tegrated On he cm
‘the expel ht wn he he rr wa cho,
2 ty in eae Ref ep ot x ral Se
{ee bac anadce td taht ule a ction, To
“pro” ee for Mamie, arf crane oder dat
‘ow oe wu
‘The Rationale and Arrangement of This Book
‘This volume ie dvd into Sve sections, which anempt to cone he
‘niin ofthe pena ery. One ran copier aon that
jm practitioners were lien so rvare of end gue to comment co ot
tothe’ work Movialgne wis abou Senecs nd Plate, Coe and
Hiatt aboot Montaigne, Steenoa and: Woolf about Haat, Kenko
shou Shnagon apd so one tough ke minded ee of wes
‘ought cach eer ou over the cen, clinging wo the seshel ound of
Ismay, cdo, and ony that cooborated tht own vies
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