Simple and direct: a rhetoric for writers
Auteur :
Barzun, Jacques
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226038681
Date de publication :
1 avr. 1994
Dimensions :
20,2 x 13,3 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
326 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A consideration of the craft of writing. In chapters on diction, syntax, tone, meaning, composition, and revision, Barzun describes and prescribes the techniques to correct even the most ponderous style. Exercises, model passages and hundreds of examples of usage are provided.