The Elements of Style: The Original Edition - Couverture souple

Strunk Jr, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1434102815 ISBN 13 : 9781434102812

Editeur : Waking Lion Press, 2009

Synopsis

Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is an essential guide for students, teachers, editors, and writers. In this 1918 original edition, Strunk concentrates on specific questions of usage, the cultivation of good writing, and avoiding overwriting by making "every word tell." E. B. White, a writer at the New Yorker magazine who studied under Strunk, described this "little book" as a "forty-three-page summation of the case for cleanliness, accuracy, and brevity in the use of English." Newly designed and typeset by Waking Lion Press.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This, the original little book, has been incredibly popular since it was first written back in 1918. William Strunk, Jr., a professor at Cornell, released it in a privately printed edition in 1919 "to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention...on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated." A year later, it saw its first major publication. This short guide to writing is as useful today as it was when it was first released. Everyone should own a copy.

Biographie de l'auteur

William Strunk, Jr. (1869-1946) was professor of English at Cornell University. He wrote The Elements of Style back in 1918. He attended meetings of The Manuscript Club, which was "an informal Saturday-night gathering of students and professors interested in writing." There he met E.B. White, who would later revise and expand The Elements of Style and propel it to bestseller status.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Waking Lion Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1434102815
• ISBN 13: 9781434102812
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 56
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible