Writing with Style: Conversations on the Art of WritingA storehouse of practical writing tips, written in a lively, conversational style. Readers lean to develop a ¿writer's sense¿: the book demonstrates that writing is really applied psychology since it is essentially the art of creating desired effects. Provides an explanation of what effects are desirable and how to create them. An exceptional book that works successfully on several levels simultaneously. Provides new insight into: how to generate interesting ideas and get them down on paper; how to write a critical analysis; how to write a crisp opener; how to invigorate a banal style; how to punctuate with confidence; how to handle various conventions, and much more. For anyone who needs a reference guide on writing. |
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... Lear for it is a wise Fool who accompanies and counsels a seemingly foolish king . In the play , the Fool assumes myriad roles- that of teacher , loyal servant , comedian , and often the punitive voice of Lear's own conscience . So much ...
... Lear for it is a wise Fool who accompanies and counsels a seemingly foolish king . In the play , the Fool assumes myriad roles- that of teacher , loyal servant , comedian , and often the punitive voice of Lear's own conscience . So much ...
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... Lear's transformation of character is complete . To be a prisoner of his daughters should be the most humiliating experience in a king's life , yet we find Lear expressing real happiness . Because he is with Cordelia , the longing for ...
... Lear's transformation of character is complete . To be a prisoner of his daughters should be the most humiliating experience in a king's life , yet we find Lear expressing real happiness . Because he is with Cordelia , the longing for ...
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... Lear , this king becomes aware of life just as it is lost to him forever . The only non - static character in the play , Lear becomes the tragic one . The tragedy is one like saving a man's life so that he may be executed . But , in ...
... Lear , this king becomes aware of life just as it is lost to him forever . The only non - static character in the play , Lear becomes the tragic one . The tragedy is one like saving a man's life so that he may be executed . But , in ...
Contents
Getting launched | 3 |
Thinking well | 13 |
How to write a critical analysis | 25 |
Copyright | |
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