Revising Prose by Richard Lanham
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.
Revising Prose
Revising Prose
Summary
Intended as a supplement for courses that requires writing. This book models a system for creating prose. It argues that the bad writing results from our attempts to imitate Official Style. It shows how to translate official style into plain, understandable English through the application of a series of simple rules.
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Revising Prose Summary
About Richard Lanham
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
Additional information
CIN0321441699VG
9780321441690
0321441699
Revising Prose by Richard Lanham
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education (US)
20060927
176
N/A
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