The Elements of Style - Tapa blanda

Strunk, William, Jr.

 
9780205309023: The Elements of Style
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ISBN 10: 020530902X ISBN 13: 9780205309023
Editorial: Pearson, 1999

Sinopsis

You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered.This book's unique tone, wit and charm have conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. Use the fourth edition of "the little book" to make a big impact with writing.

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Acerca de los autores

William Strunk, Jr. first used his own book, The Elements of Style, in 1919 for his English 8 course at Cornell University. The book was published in 1935 by Oliver Strunk.

E. B. White was a student in Professor Strunk's class at Cornell, and used "the little book" for himself. Commissioned by Macmillan to revise Strunk's book, White edited the 1959 and 1972 editions of The Elements of Style.



E. B. White, (1899-1985) in Mount Vernon/New York, nach Studien- und Wanderjahre tätig in den 20er Jahren für den 'New Yorker' mit Veröffentlichungen von Gedichten, Aphorismen und Feuilletons. mitprägte. Der Autor verstarb 1985 in North Brooklin/Maine.

De la contraportada

Some acclaim for previous editions:

"Buy it, study it, enjoy it. It's as timeless as a book can be in our age of volubility."
— The New York Times

"No book in shorter space, with fewer words, will help any writer more than this persistent little volume."
— The Boston Globe

"White is one of the best stylists and most lucid minds in this country. What he says and his way of saying it are equally rewarding."
— The Wall Street Journal

"The book remains a nonpareil: direct, correct, and delightful."
— The New Yorker

". . . Should be the daily companion of anyone who writes for a living, and for that matter, anyone who writes at all."
— Greensboro (N.C.) Daily News

"This excellent book, which should go off to college with every freshman, is recognized as the best book of its kind we have."
— St. Paul Dispatch – Pioneer Press

"It's hard to imagine an engineer or a manager who doesn't need to express himself in English prose as part of his job. It's also hard to imagine a writer who will not be improved by a liberal application of The Elements of Style."
— Telephone Engineer & Management

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Editorial
Pearson
Año de publicación
1999
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
020530902X
ISBN 13 
9780205309023
Encuadernación
Taschenbuch
Número de edición
4
Número de páginas
105
Contacto del fabricante
Pearson Benelux BV
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