Clear and simple as the truth: writing classic prose
Auteur :
Thomas, Francis-Noël / Turner, Mark
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691602998
Date de publication :
21 mars 2017
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
312 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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,