Revising Prose / Edition 5

by Richard Lanham

Overview

This remarkable little book, intended as a supplement for any course that requires writing, models a clear, step-by-step system for creating straight-forward, concise, intelligible and readable prose.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780321441690
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	07/10/2006
Edition description:	5TH
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

University of California, Los Angeles

Table of Contents

Preface.

1. Action

2. Attention

3. Voice

4. Skotison! (Intentional Obscurity)

5. Business Prose

6. Professional Prose

7. Electronic Prose

8. Why Bother?

Appendix of Terms