Building Great Sentences
how to write the kinds of sentences you love to read
$40.01
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
20 August 2013
Summary
Unlock Your Writing Potential: Building Great Sentences
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780452298606 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0452298601 |
| Series: | Great Courses |
| Author: | Brooks Landon |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Plume |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2013 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 133mm x 16mm |
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“The most erudite, readable book anyone has ever written on the sentence.”– Adrian Blevins, associate professor of English, Colby College
“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
About The Author
Brooks Landon
Dr. 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.
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