The Elements of Style

Jr., William Strunk

A Concise Guide to English Grammar, Plain Prose, Composition, Punctuation, and Clear Revision

9,50 €

ISBN: 9788028334949

Breite: 15,2 cm

Höhe: 22,9 cm

Gewicht: 153 g

Produktinformationen "The Elements of Style"

The Elements of Style is a concise manual of English prose, presenting rules of usage, principles of composition, and cautions against common faults with exemplary directness. Its style is itself an argument: brief, imperative, lucid, and aphoristic. Emerging from the early twentieth-century classroom tradition of rhetorical discipline, the book treats writing not as ornament but as exact communication, urging economy, clarity, and structural coherence. William Strunk Jr., a professor of English at Cornell University, first composed the work for his students, distilling years of pedagogical attention to grammar, rhetoric, and literary form into a compact guide. His academic environment shaped the book's insistence on precision and order; it reflects a teacher's desire to give novice writers practical habits rather than abstract theory. Later expanded by E. B. White, Strunk's original vision remained central. This book is recommended to students, scholars, editors, and anyone who wishes to write with greater force and restraint. Though some prescriptions reflect their era, its governing ideals-omit needless words, prefer clarity, respect the reader-remain indispensable. Read critically, it is not merely a rulebook but a durable philosophy of prose.

Eigenschaften "The Elements of Style"

Format:	Taschenbuch / Softcover
Thema/BIC:	Schreiben, Technical Writing, Styleguides
Verlag:	Sharp Ink

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