Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace / Edition 9

by Joseph M. Williams

Overview

Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780321479358
Publisher:	Longman
Publication date:	12/27/2006
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.46(w) x 8.24(h) x 0.56(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	v
Part I	Style as Choice	1
Lesson 1	Understanding Style	3
Lesson 2	Correctness	14
Part II	Clarity	39
Lesson 3	Clarity 1: Actions	41
Lesson 4	Clarity 2: Characters	68
Lesson 5	Cohesion and Coherence	97
Lesson 6	Emphasis	118
Part III	Grace	137
Lesson 7	Concision	139
Lesson 8	Shape	165
Lesson 9	Elegance	191
Part IV	Ethics	217
Lesson 10	The Ethics of Prose	219
Appendix	Punctuation	251
	Glossary	273
	Suggested Answers	287
	Acknowledgments	303
	Index	305