ISBN: 0300022433

?A necessary manual for those interested in the perpetuation, and the possibilities, of good English prose."?Harper’s Magazine?[Lanham’s] style is notable for its audacity, liveliness, an… Mehr…

?A necessary manual for those interested in the perpetuation, and the possibilities, of good English prose."?Harper’s Magazine?[Lanham’s] style is notable for its audacity, liveliness, and grace."?The Times Literary Supplement?The most applicably provocative book on the subject of prose style available. Imperative reading for all teachers and students of writing."?ChoiceThis humorous and accessible classic on style calls for the return of wordplay and delight to writing instruction. Richard Lanham argues that many tomes on writing, with their trio of platitudes?clarity, plainness, sincerity?lie ?upon the spirit like wet cardboard.""People seldom write to be clear. They have designs on their fellow men. Pure prose is as rare as pure virtue, and for the same reasons…The Books [Lanham’s term for misguided composition textbooks], written for a man and world yet unfallen, depict a ludicrous process like this: 'I have an idea. I want to present this gift to my fellow man. I fix this thought clearly in mind. I follow the rules. Out comes a prose that gift-wraps thought in transparent paper.' If this sounds like a travesty, it’s because it is one. Yet it dominates prose instruction in America."—from Chapter 1 Richard A. Lanham is professor emeritus of English at the University of California, Los Angeles, and president of Rhetorica, Inc., a consulting and editorial services company. He is the author o creative writing and composition,criticism and theory,education and reference,history and criticism,humanities,language arts,literary,literary criticism and collections,literature,literature and fiction Writing Skills, Yale University Press<

ISBN: 0300022433

[EAN: 9780300022438], Gebraucht, [PU: Yale University Press], A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-bu… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780300022438], Gebraucht, [PU: Yale University Press], A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.<

1978, ISBN: 9780300022438

Softcover, Gebraucht, A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At … Mehr…

Softcover, Gebraucht, A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less., [PU: Yale University Press]<

1978, ISBN: 9780300022438

Yale University Press., 1978. 3rd. Soft Cover. VG+., Yale University Press., 1978

ISBN: 9780300022438

Yale University Press. Used - Good. Good condition., Yale University Press