Divya Gehlotra

The Prose Tradition: A Study of Major Essayists is a comprehensive and critically engaging textbook designed for postgraduate and undergraduate students of English literature. This book offers a detailed exploration of the major essayists who have shaped the English prose tradition from the Renaissance to the modern era. The book provides in-depth critical analysis of the lives, works, and distinctive prose styles of Francis Bacon, Joseph Addison, Charles Lamb, William Hazlitt, Bertrand Russell, G.
K. Chesterton, J. Krishnamurti, and Romain Rolland. It traces the evolution of the essay form-from aphoristic wisdom to the personal essay, from the periodical essay to philosophical inquiry-and examines the stylistic innovations and thematic concerns of each writer.