aA Treasury of American Essays (ePub)

This book is the reprint of A Treasury of American Essays (1989) published by Beiyue Literature & Art Publishing House. It is reprinted for the purpose of following considerations: As far as we know, the book has been well received by domestic and foreign (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) readers since the publication. However, since the impression of the book is very small and it hadn't been reprinted then, it has been extinct on the book market at present. Therefore, the buyers cannot buy it. To this end, our publishing house decided to reprint this book to meet the requirements of the readers and make this excellent translation to be reborn. We think the book has at least five characteristics: I. The articles introduced in the book are the most representative works of the United States since it foundation with strong readability and many of them are translated for the first time; II. The translations pay special attention to the transmission and reproduction of the style of the original author; III. The quality and style of the translations are prudent, concise, elegant and beautiful; IV. The annotations are also quite serious, responsible, true and clear; V. The introduction in the front of the book and the style analysis at the beginning of each article make brief description for the source, course and trend of American prose development, the style characteristics of each writer and other aspects. It is not difficult to see the general development path and overview of American prose from growing period to flourishing period.