How to Write a Sentence

Zusatztext "Coming up with all-or-nothing arguments is simply what Fish does; and! in a sense! one of his most important contributions to the study of literature is that temperament?Whether people like Fish or not! though! they tend to find him fascinating." Informationen zum Autor Stanley Fish is a professor of law at Florida International University in Miami! and dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He has also taught at the University of California at Berkeley! Johns Hopkins University! and Duke University. He is the author of fourteen books! most recently Fugitive in Flight and Save the World on Your Own Time . He lives in Andes! New York! and New York City. Klappentext Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines. Stanley Fish appreciates fine sentences. The New York Times columnist and world-class professor has long been an aficionado of language. Like a seasoned sportscaster! Fish marvels at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences and breaks them down into digestible morsels! giving readers an instant play-by-play. In this entertaining and erudite gem! Fish offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure! skills invaluable to any writer (or reader). How to Write a Sentence is both a spirited love letter to the written word and a key to understanding how great writing works; it is a book that will stand the test of time. Zusammenfassung New York Times Bestseller “ Both deeper and more democratic than The Elements of Style” – Adam Haslett! Financial Times “A guided tour through some of the most beautiful! arresting sentences in the English language.” – Slate “Like a long periodic sentence! this book rumbles along! gathers steam! shifts gears! and packs a wallop.”  —Roy Blount Jr. In this entertaining and erudite New York Times bestseller! beloved professor Stanley Fish offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure. Drawing on a wide range of  great writers! from Philip Roth to Antonin Scalia to Jane Austen! How to Write a Sentence is much more than a writing manual—it is a spirited love letter to the written word! and a key to understanding how great writing works.   ...

Product details

• Authors: Stanley Fish
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.01.2011
• EAN: 9780061840548
• ISBN: 978-0-06-184054-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 217 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Language learning: reading skills, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Language teaching and learning, Writing and editing guides, Literature: history and criticism, LITERARY CRITICISM: Books & Reading, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: WRITING, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Reading Skills, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Grammar & Punctuation, COMPOSITION & WRITING: COMPOSITION, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Authorship, EDUCATION: Professional Development, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Composition, EDUCATION: Reference, Composition & Writing / Composition, First Year Experience / Writing