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Clear and Simple as the Truth : Writing Classic Prose.

For more than a decade, Clear and Simple as the Truth has guided readers to consider style not as an elegant accessory of effective prose but as its very heart. Francis-Noël Thomas and Mark Turner present writing as an intellectual activity, not a passive application of verbal skills. In classic st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, Francis-Noël
Autor Corporativo: Princeton University Press
Otros Autores: Turner, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Clear and Simple as the Truth -- One: Principles of Classic Style -- The Concept of Style -- Recognizing Classic Style -- The Elements of Style -- The Classic Stand on the Elements of Style -- Truth -- Presentation -- Scene -- Cast -- Thought and Language -- Other Stands, Other Styles -- Trade Secrets -- Envoi: Style Is Not Etiquette -- Two: The Museum -- Three: The Studio -- Introduction -- Fundamentals: Talk First -- Fundamentals: Write Second -- Advanced Writing -- Conclusion -- Four: Further Readings in Classic Prose -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y. 
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