If you want a comprehensive anthology of great essays, try: Phillip Lopate, ed., "The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Pres

If you want a comprehensive anthology of great essays, try: Phillip Lopate, ed., "The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present." http://www.randomhouse.com/book/103559/the-art-of-the-personal-essay-by-phillip-lopate/9780385423397/ http://www.randomhouse.com/book/103559/the-art-of-the-person...