Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace

Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace
ISBN-10
0321024087
ISBN-13
9780321024084
Series
Style
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / General
Pages
309
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Longman
Author
Joseph M. Williams

Description

Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 6/e, presents principles of writing to help students diagnose their prose quickly and revise it effectively. Divided into four sections Style as Choice, Clarity, Grace, and new to this edition, Ethics the text features new principles of effective prose, chapter summaries for quick and easy review, and group exercises that encourage students to work and learn together. Williams empowers students to use their writing not only as a tool to identify and solve problems, but also as a method to explore their own thinking.

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