Matter of Style

by Matthew Clark

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Good prose - fiction and non-fiction alike--is part mystery and part technique. Mystery cannot be taught, but technique can, and if it is well taught it can open a window onto the mystery. In andIA Matter of Style Matthew Clark draws on examples from real writers, past and present, to examine the stylistic techniques that lift written language from bare communication to art. Clark assumes that his readers know the basics of grammar and style. But...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195417623

ISBN13:9780195417623

Release Date:February 2003

Publisher:Oxford University Press Canada

Length:176 Pages

Weight:0.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.2" x 8.0"

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