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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.
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.
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.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
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Rubrik: | Ratgeber |
Thema: | Briefe, Bewerbungen, Wiss. Arbeiten, Rhetorik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780061840531 |
ISBN-10: | 006184053X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Fish, Stanley |
Hersteller: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
Maße: | 203 x 136 x 17 mm |
Von/Mit: | Stanley Fish |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.08.2012 |
Gewicht: | 0,139 kg |
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.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
---|---|
Rubrik: | Ratgeber |
Thema: | Briefe, Bewerbungen, Wiss. Arbeiten, Rhetorik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780061840531 |
ISBN-10: | 006184053X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Fish, Stanley |
Hersteller: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
Maße: | 203 x 136 x 17 mm |
Von/Mit: | Stanley Fish |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.08.2012 |
Gewicht: | 0,139 kg |