Style and Statement by Robert Connors
Style and Statement is a brief text on style for use in courses of advanced composition. It is a reprint of a very popular advanced text on rhetoric -- Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student. Users of this book have consistently praised the chapter on style for its adaptation of classical principles of style to contemporary writing and for its lively exercises that emphasize the practical application of these principles. This brief text will become an essential reference for every writer.
"Very handy...sure to please students in advanced composition."--Bonnie Devet, College of Charleston "This well written text not only provides excellent reading selections, it also contains some clever approaches to style in the sections on figures of speech and imitation."--Anne Bliss, University of Colorado at Boulder
Connors, Robert James: - Robert James Connors is an award-winning writer and journalist, experienced public speaker, and author of more than 1,000 human-interest, feature, and news stories during a career spanning 40 years. He is a contributor to publications covering topics ranging from environment to classical music and history. Connors is a former Florida County Commissioner, and has served as an invited guest speaker (in both English and Italian) at military commemorative events in Italy, recognizing the service of American veterans of World War Two in the Liberation of Italy from the Nazi/Fascists.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195115437 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195115430 |
| Title | Style and Statement |
| Author | Robert Connors |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1998-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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