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The Sound on the Page: Style and Voice in Writing by Ben Yagoda HC/DJ 1st Print
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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780066214177
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0066214173
ISBN-13
9780066214177
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30466049
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Publication Name
Sound on the Page : Style and Voice in Writing
Language
English
Subject
Style Manuals, Authorship, Multicultural Education, Language Experience Approach, American / General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Education
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-062557
Reviews
Ben Yagoda [is] the best kind of close reader, attentive to writerly choices that most of us take for granted., ...offers not only the author's amazingly informative narrative, but points us toward...the trial and error inherent in creativity., "...the right mix of seriousness and wit, anecdote and insight." -- Billy Collins "...offers not only the author's amazingly informative narrative, but points us toward...the trial and error inherent in creativity." -- Ann Beattie "[Ben Yagoda] is witty and offhandedly erudite and unafraid to read between the lines..." -- Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler and Secret Parts of Fortune "This is an ingenious and memorable exploration of writing's soul..." -- Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down and Killing Pablo "Ben Yagoda [is] the best kind of close reader, attentive to writerly choices that most of us take for granted." -- Wall Street Journal "A shrewd, welcome meditation on literary style... that rarest of tomes: a splendidly written book about writing." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "This entertaining and instructive book should be part of any writing collection." -- Library Journal "A stylish exploration of developing a distinctive voice and writing style." -- Chicago Tribune, A shrewd, welcome meditation on literary style. that rarest of tomes: a splendidly written book about writing., A shrewd, welcome meditation on literary style… that rarest of tomes: a splendidly written book about writing.
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
820.9
Synopsis
Over the course of his career, acclaimed author, teacher, and critic Ben Yagoda has uncovered one certain truth about writing: "Style matters." Indeed, it is frequently the case that our favorite writers entertain, move, and inspire us less by what they say than by how they say it. Most books, including Strunk and White's classic The Elements of Style , take a narrow view of style, suggesting that the only proper one is of plainness, simplicity, and transparency. But tell that to David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers, Don DeLillo, and other stylistic risk takers! While not a "how-to" manual, The Sound on the Page offers practical and incisive help for writers on identifying and developing a distinctive style and voice. Drawing on interviews with more than forty authors -- Tobias Wolff, Elmore Leonard, Michael Chabon, Cristina García, Dave Barry, Camille Paglia, Junot Díaz, Margaret Drabble, and Bill Bryson among them -- Yagoda discusses: Conscious and unconscious ways writers approach style, from Bebe Moore Campbell on her pointed use of Black English to Christopher Hitchens's penchant for adverbs The influence of writers on writers, including Susan Orlean on Ian Frazier, James Wolcott on Manny Farber, and Frank Kermode on William Empson The impact of tools on style, featuring Cynthia Ozick and Harold Bloom grumbling in harmony about the word processor and its discontents Filled with insights from outstanding writers and close readings of their works, The Sound on the Page is an essential book for all aspiring and experienced writers, as well as for readers who are interested in learning how their favorite writers approach the craft., Over the course of his career, acclaimed author, teacher, and critic Ben Yagoda has uncovered one certain truth about writing: "Style matters." Indeed, it is frequently the case that our favorite writers entertain, move, and inspire us less by what they say than by how they say it. Most books, including Strunk and White's classic The Elements of Style, take a narrow view of style, suggesting that the only proper one is of plainness, simplicity, and transparency. But tell that to David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers, Don DeLillo, and other stylistic risk takers! While not a "how-to" manual, The Sound on the Page offers practical and incisive help for writers on identifying and developing a distinctive style and voice. Drawing on interviews with more than forty authors -- Tobias Wolff, Elmore Leonard, Michael Chabon, Cristina García, Dave Barry, Camille Paglia, Junot Díaz, Margaret Drabble, and Bill Bryson among them -- Yagoda discusses: Conscious and unconscious ways writers approach style, from Bebe Moore Campbell on her pointed use of Black English to Christopher Hitchens's penchant for adverbs The influence of writers on writers, including Susan Orlean on Ian Frazier, James Wolcott on Manny Farber, and Frank Kermode on William Empson The impact of tools on style, featuring Cynthia Ozick and Harold Bloom grumbling in harmony about the word processor and its discontents Filled with insights from outstanding writers and close readings of their works, The Sound on the Page is an essential book for all aspiring and experienced writers, as well as for readers who are interested in learning how their favorite writers approach the craft., Over the course of his career, acclaimed author, teacher, and critic Ben Yagoda has uncovered one certain truth about writing: "Style matters." Indeed, it is frequently the case that our favorite writers entertain, move, and inspire us less by what they say than by how they say it. Most books, including Strunk and White's classic The Elements of Style , take a narrow view of style, suggesting that the only proper one is of plainness, simplicity, and transparency. But tell that to David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers, Don DeLillo, and other stylistic risk takers While not a "how-to" manual, The Sound on the Page offers practical and incisive help for writers on identifying and developing a distinctive style and voice. Drawing on interviews with more than forty authors -- Tobias Wolff, Elmore Leonard, Michael Chabon, Cristina Garc a, Dave Barry, Camille Paglia, Junot D az, Margaret Drabble, and Bill Bryson among them -- Yagoda discusses: Conscious and unconscious ways writers approach style, from Bebe Moore Campbell on her pointed use of Black English to Christopher Hitchens's penchant for adverbs The influence of writers on writers, including Susan Orlean on Ian Frazier, James Wolcott on Manny Farber, and Frank Kermode on William Empson The impact of tools on style, featuring Cynthia Ozick and Harold Bloom grumbling in harmony about the word processor and its discontents Filled with insights from outstanding writers and close readings of their works, The Sound on the Page is an essential book for all aspiring and experienced writers, as well as for readers who are interested in learning how their favorite writers approach the craft.
LC Classification Number
PE1421.Y34 2004
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