Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace / Edition 11

Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace / Edition 11

by Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup
ISBN-10:
0321898680
ISBN-13:
9780321898685
Pub. Date:
02/11/2013
Publisher:
Pearson
ISBN-10:
0321898680
ISBN-13:
9780321898685
Pub. Date:
02/11/2013
Publisher:
Pearson
Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace / Edition 11

Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace / Edition 11

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ISBN-13: 9780321898685
Publisher: Pearson
Publication date: 02/11/2013
Edition description: Older Edition
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Part 1 Style as Choice 1

Lesson 1 Understanding Style 2

Lesson 2 Correctness 10

Part 2 Clarity 27

Lesson 3 Actions 28

Lesson 4 Characters 46

Lesson 5 Cohesion and Coherence 66

Lesson 6 Emphasis 82

Part 3 Grace 99

Lesson 7 Concision 100

Lesson 8 Shape 118

Lesson 9 Elegance 140

Part 4 Clarity of Form 163

Lesson 10 Motivating Coherence 164

Lesson 11 Global Coherence 178

Part 5 Ethics 191

Lesson 12 The Ethics of Style 192

Appendix I Punctuation 209

Appendix II Using Sources 232

Glossary 241

Suggested Answers 249

Acknowledgment 259

Index 260

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