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Essayist - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Author, Bibliographer, Collaborator, Columnist, Compiler, Composer, Copywriter, Critic, Diarist, Dramatist, Encyclopedist, Ghost, Ghostwriter |
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An essayist is an author who writes compositions which can be about any particular subject. The essay is (usually) shorter and (mostly) more tentative than a formal finished monograph or treatise.
The essay was a favourite form of the man of letters, allowing a display of understated reading and culture. In recent years it has also been used with greater acuity, and more definite political intent.
A representative list of famous essayists:
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Example Usage of Essayist |
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DardRoast: "A coffeehouse is a place where people want to be alone, but need company to do it." Alfred Polgar, Austrian Essayist |
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ProfDoane: Essayist Writes Popular Essay... Then Sends 'Non-Negotiable' Invoice To Church Who Posts It Online #ist301 http://bit.ly/28cHII |
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