Simple & Direct

A fter a lifetime of writing and editing prose, Jacques Barzun has set down his view of the best ways to improve one's style. His discussions of diction, syntax, tone, meaning, composition, and revision guide the reader through the technique of making the written word clear and agreeable to read. Exercises, model passages both literary and casual, and hundreds of amusing examples of usage gone wrong show how to choose the right path to self-expression in forceful and distinctive words.

Author: Jacques Barzun
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 12/18/2001
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780060937232
4th Edition