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Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose (Princeton Legacy Library)
Francis-Noel Thomas
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Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Everyone talks about style, but no one explains it. The authors of this book do; and in doing so, they provoke the reader to consider style, not as an elegant accessory of effective prose, but as its very heart. At a time when writing skills have virtually disappeared, what can be done? If only people learned the principles of verbal correctness, the essential rules, wouldn't good prose simply fall into place? Thomas and Turner say no. Attending to rules of grammar, sense, and sentence structure will no more lead to effective prose than knowing the mechanics of a golf ... Read more
Everyone talks about style, but no one explains it. The authors of this book do; and in doing so, they provoke the reader to consider style, not as an elegant accessory of effective prose, but as its very heart. At a time when writing skills have virtually disappeared, what can be done? If only people learned the principles of verbal correctness, the essential rules, wouldn't good prose simply fall into place? Thomas and Turner say no. Attending to rules of grammar, sense, and sentence structure will no more lead to effective prose than knowing the mechanics of a golf ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Condition
New
Weight
28 g
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691654744
SKU
V9780691654744
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Reviews for Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose (Princeton Legacy Library)
Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la litterature francaises of the Academie Francaise [For] the mature student, this is indeed a classic. For the connoisseur, it is indispensable.
Thomas D'Evelyn, Boston Book Review An acclaimed new reference manual.
The Chicago Sun Times Whether they can spark a revival in classic writing is uncertain, but Thomas ... Read more
Thomas D'Evelyn, Boston Book Review An acclaimed new reference manual.
The Chicago Sun Times Whether they can spark a revival in classic writing is uncertain, but Thomas ... Read more