Revising Prose by Richard Lanham

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Revising Prose by Richard Lanham

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Summary

Intended as a supplement for courses that requires writing. This book models a system for creating prose. It argues that the bad writing results from our attempts to imitate Official Style. It shows how to "translate" official style into plain, understandable English through the application of a series of simple rules.

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Revising Prose by Richard Lanham

This remarkable little book, intended as a supplement for any course that requires writing, models a clear, step-by-step system for creating straight-forward, concise, intelligible and readable prose.

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University of California, Los Angeles
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780321441690
ISBN 10 0321441699
Title Revising Prose
Author Richard Lanham
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pearson Education (US)
Year published 2006-09-27
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.