Style Lessons in Clarity and Grace

Name: Style Lessons in Clarity and Grace
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ISBN: 9780205747467

ISBN-10: 0205747469

ISBN-13: 9780205747467

Edition: 10th 2011

Authors: Joseph M. Williams, Gregory G. Colomb

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Engaging and direct,Style: Lessons in Clarity and Graceistheguidebook for anyone who wants to write well. Williamsrsquo; 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.

Book details

List price: $37.25
Edition: 10th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 1/4/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Gregory G. Colomb (1951–2011) was professor of English at the University of Virginia and the author of Designs on Truth: The Poetics of the Augustan Mock-Epic. He isï¿½coauthor, with Wayne C. Booth andï¿½Joseph M. Williams, of the best-selling guide The Craft of Research,ï¿½published by the University of Chicago Press.



Preface


Acknowledgments



Style as Choice



Understanding Style



Correctness



Clarity



Actions



Characters



Cohesion and Coherence



Emphasis



Grace



Concision



Shape



Elegance



Clarity of Form



Motivating Coherence



Global Coherence



Ethics



The Ethics of Style



Punctuation



Using Sources


Glossary


Suggested Answers


Acknowledgment


Index