Characters from The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Michel de Montaigne - This Frenchman is considered the greatest essayist who ever lived.

Michel de Montaigne - This Frenchman is considered the greatest essayist who ever lived.

Seneca - This man lived from 3 A.D. to 65 A.D., and was a follower of Stoicism.

Seneca - This man lived from 3 A.D. to 65 A.D., and was a follower of Stoicism.

E. B. White - This man was a journalist and a talented writer known for books Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web.

E. B. White - This man was a journalist and...
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