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A Writer's Companion by Richard Marius

This brief guide to writing the essay and writing across the curriculum is indeed true to its title. It offers excellent advice on developing and polishing prose, with an emphasis on style and process--all with wit, charm, and intelligence.

About Richard Marius

Richard Marius directed the Expository Writing Program at Harvard University for sixteen years, teaching students and creating the philosophy for the only course required of all Harvard undergraduates. That philosophy is embodied in this book. He is the author of three novels, biographies of Thomas More and Martin Luther, and several textbooks on writing including the McGRAW-HILL COLLEGE HANDBOOK which he wrote with Harvey Wiener. His articles have appeared in publications as diverse as the medieval journal, Tradition and the nonmedieval journal, Esquire. He reviews books for many periodicals, including The New York Times, and he writes a regular book review column for Harvard Magazine. He was one of the editors of The Yale Edition of the Complete Works of St. Thomas More, and with Keith Frome, he has edited the Columbia Anthology of Civil War Poetry. He now teaches English and Religious Studies at Harvard and is at work on a fourth novel and a large book on Martin Luther. In 1993 he was awarded the Harvard Foundation Medal for his contributions to minorities at Harvard.

Chapter 1: First Principles.Chapter 2: The Writing ProcessChapter 3: Kinds of WritingChapter 4: Making ArgumentsChapter 5: ParagraphsChapter 6: Fundamental Principles of SentencesChapter 7: Avoiding WordinessChapter 8: Good DictionChapter 9: Figurative LanguageChapter 10: False Rules and What Is True about ThemChapter 11: Grammar and MechanicsAppendix 1: Avoiding DiscriminationAppendix 2: How to Begin--and How Not to Begin--an EssayAppendix 3: Cliches

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CIN0073040150VG

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9780073040158

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0073040150

Title

A Writer's Companion by Richard Marius

Author

Richard Marius

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Used - Very Good

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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Year published

19980916

Number of pages

264

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