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Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace, 2/E
Joseph M. Williams, University of Chicago

ISBN-10: 0321330854
ISBN-13: 9780321330857

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 160 pp
Published: 03/22/2005

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Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace reflects the wisdom and clear authorial voice of Williams best-selling book, Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, while streamlining every chapter to create a very brief, yet powerfully direct guide to writing with style.

The brevity and clarity of this book make it a quick and ideal read for freshman composition courses, as well as for writing courses across the disciplines. Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace covers the elemental principles of writing that will help students diagnose their prose quickly and revise it effectively. The ten lessons feature principles of effective prose written in William's hallmark conversational style, offering reason-based approaches, rather than hard and fast rules, for successful, effective writing.

  • In a direct, highly readable, and brief conversation on style, Style: The Basics provides students with ten principles of successful writing, adapted from Williams’ best-selling Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, now in its eighth edition.
  • Clear, accessible prose provides a model for good writing in any context.
  • “Here’s the Point” summaries provide quick and easy reviews of important material.
  • Lesson Ten offers unique guidance on the ethics of prose.

  • A new three-part structure (understanding, diagnosis and revision, summing up) makes lessons even easier to navigate.
  • New examples are featured throughout.

Preface.

 

Lesson One: Understanding Style.

 

Lesson Two: Correctness.

 

Lesson Three: Actions.

 

Lesson Four: Characters.

 

Lesson Five: Cohesion and Coherence.

 

Lesson Six: Emphasis.

 

Lesson Seven: Concision.

 

Lesson Eight: Shape.

 

Lesson Nine: Elegance.

 

Lesson Ten: The Ethics of Style.

 

Index.

    Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace reflects the wisdom and clear authorial voice of Williams’ best-selling book, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, while streamlining every chapter to create a very brief, yet powerfully direct guide to writing with style.

    The concise clarity of this book makes it a quick and ideal guide for freshman composition courses, writing courses across the disciplines, and as a supporting text in courses that require clear and direct writing. Style: The Basics covers the elemental principles of writing that will help students diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of their prose quickly and revise effectively. The text features principles of effective prose written in Williams’ hallmark conversational style, offering reason-based principles, rather than hard and fast rules, for successful, effective writing.

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