<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this paper is to clarify some important features of a specific text genre called essay. There are discussed some strategies according to which we might successfully write and read the essays, instead of analysing a general concept of essay and traditional searching for the necessary and sufficient features. In this contribution the term of essay is divided into two categories named „academic essay” and „classic essay”. T he main part of this paper focuses on the classic essay that is explained by the triangle whose vertices are represented by „factuality”, „authenticity” and „literariness”. It is demonstrated that in this case we might criticise weakened coherence of the text, but just with the regard to the classic essay as a compromise between truth and elegance.</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper is to clarify some important features of a specific text genre called essay. There are discussed some strategies according to which we might successfully write and read the essays, instead of analysing a general concept of essay and traditional searching for the necessary and sufficient features. In this contribution the term of essay is divided into two categories named „academic essay” and „classic essay”. T he main part of this paper focuses on the classic essay that is explained by the triangle whose vertices are represented by „factuality”, „authenticity” and „literariness”. It is demonstrated that in this case we might criticise weakened coherence of the text, but just with the regard to the classic essay as a compromise between truth and elegance.

ESEJ

Katedra slovenského jazyka, Filozofická fakulta UK v Bratislave

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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The aim of this paper is to clarify some important features of a specific text genre called essay. There are discussed some strategies according to which we...

ESEJ

Published Online: Sep 12, 2014

Page range: 37 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2014-0003

Keywords
essay, academic essay, classic essay, text coherence, Montaigne, writing strategies, reading strategies

© Jazykovedný ústav Ludovíta Stúra, SAV, Bratislava

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

ESEJ

Published Online: Sep 12, 2014

Page range: 37 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2014-0003

Keywordsessay, academic essay, classic essay, text coherence, Montaigne, writing strategies, reading strategies

© Jazykovedný ústav Ludovíta Stúra, SAV, Bratislava

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
essay, academic essay, classic essay, text coherence, Montaigne, writing strategies, reading strategies