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UNINA9910457143403321 |
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Autore |
Holcomb Chris |
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Titolo |
Performing prose [[electronic resource] ] : the study and practice of style in composition / / Chris Holcomb and M. Jimmie Killingsworth |
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Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-69757-1 |
9786613674531 |
0-8093-8576-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Style |
English language - Composition and exercises |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Motives of Style; 3. Convention and Deviation; 4. Distinction: From Voice to Footing; 5. The Rhetorical Tradition; 6. Tropes; 7. Schemes; 8. Images; 9. Rituals of Language; 10. Style and Culture; Appendix on Grammar; Notes; Works Cited; Index; Author Bios; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Performing Prose, authors Chris Holcomb and M. Jimmie Killingsworth breathe new life into traditional concepts of style. Drawing on numerous examples from a wide range of authors and genres, Holcomb and Killingsworth demonstrate the use of style as a vehicle for performance, a way for writers to project themselves onto the page while managing their engagement with the reader. By addressing style and rhetoric not as an editorial afterthought, but as a means of social interaction, they equip students with the vocabulary and tools to analyze the styles of others in fres |
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