A collection of 21 essays by David Bartholomae -- one of the composition community's most prominent members -- "Writing on the Margins: Essays on Composition and Teaching" includes selections that have helped shape the discipline of composition studies. With Bartholomae's wide-ranging introduction and three retrospective postscripts to set the essays in context, "Writing on the Margins" serves as a valuable reference -- and as a powerful introduction to crucial issues in the field.