Style

Lessons in Clarity and Grace: International Edition

Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2013 | 11th edition
Pearson (Verlag)
9780321867957 (ISBN)

Infos

Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.

 

Williams’ own clear, accessible style models the kind of writing that audiences–both in college and after–will admire. The principles offered here help writers understand what readers expect and encourage writers to revise to meet those expectations more effectively.   This book is all you need to understand the principles of effective writing.

Inhalt

Part One   Style as Choice



Lesson One  Understanding Style

Lesson Two  Correctness

 

Part Two  Clarity



Lesson Three  Actions Lesson Four   Characters

Lesson Five Cohesion and Coherence

Lesson Six   Emphasis

 

Part Three  Clarity of Form



Lesson Seven Motivation

Lesson Eight  Global Coherence

 

Part Four  Grace



Lesson Nine  Concision Lesson Ten   Shape

Lesson Eleven   Elegance

 

Part Five   Ethics



Lesson Twelve  The Ethics of Style

 

Appendix i· Punctuation

Appendix  II· Using Sources

Glossary

Suggested Answers

Acknowledgments

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.2.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 145 x 211 mm
• Gewicht: 316 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• ISBN-13: 9780321867957 / 9780321867957
• Zustand: Neuware