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OverviewBased on the bestselling series from The Great Courses, Building Great Sentences celebrates the sheer joy of language-and will forever change the way you read and write. Based on the bestselling series from The Great Courses, Building Great Sentences celebrates the sheer joy of language-and will forever change the way you read and write. Great writing begins with the sentence. Whether it's two words (""Jesus wept."") or William Faulkner's 1,287-word sentence in Absalom! Absalom!, sentences have the power to captivate, entertain, motivate, educate, and, most importantly, delight. Yet, the sentence-oriented approach to writing is too often overlooked in favor of bland economy. Building Great Sentences teaches you to write better sentences by luxuriating in the pleasures of language. Award-winning Professor Brooks Landon draws on examples from masters of long, elegant sentences-including Don DeLillo, Virginia Woolf, Joan Didion, and Samuel Johnson-to reveal the mechanics of how language works on thoughts and emotions, providing the tools to write powerful, more effective sentences. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brooks LandonPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: Plume Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.232kg ISBN: 9780452298606ISBN 10: 0452298601 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 25 June 2013 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe most erudite, readable book anyone has ever written on the sentence. <b>Adrian Blevins, associate professor of English, Colby College</b> An <i>Elements of Style </i>for the prodigious, <i>Building Great Sentences </i>is a service to writers and a joy to read. <b>R.M. Berry, professor, Florida State University</b> The most erudite, readable book anyone has ever written on the sentence. Adrian Blevins, associate professor of English, Colby College An Elements of Style for the prodigious, Building Great Sentences is a service to writers and a joy to read. R.M. Berry, professor, Florida State University Author InformationDr. Brooks Landon is Herman J. and Eileen S. Schmidt Professor of English and Collegiate Fellow at The University of Iowa and Director of the University's General Education Literature Program. He lives in Iowa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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