Style : lessons in clarity and grace
- Responsibility
- Joseph M. Williams, the University of Chicago ; revised by Joseph Bizup.
- Edition
- Eleventh edition.
- Publication
- Boston : Pearson, [2014]
- Copyright notice
- ©2014
- Physical description
- xii, 260 pages ; 21 cm
At the library
Education Library (Cubberley)
Stacks
| Call number | Status |
|---|---|
| PE1421 .W545 2014 | |
| PE1421 .W545 2014 |
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Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Williams, Joseph M.
- Contributor
- Bizup, Joseph, 1966-
Contents/Summary
- Contents
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- 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.
- (source: Nielsen Book Data)9780321867957 20160612
- Publisher's Summary
- 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.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)9780321867957 20160612
Subjects
- Subject
- English language > Style.
- English language > Technical English.
- English language > Business English.
- English language > Rhetoric.
- Technical writing.
- Business writing.
- Business writing.
- English language > Business English.
- English language > Rhetoric.
- English language > Style.
- English language > Technical English.
- Technical writing.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2014
- Copyright date
- 2014
- Note
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9780321898685
- 0321898680
- 9780321867957 (pbk.)
- 0321867955 (pbk.)
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