The Elements of Eloquence : How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase

Forsyth, Mark.

ISBN 10: 1785781723 / ISBN 13: 9781785781728

Editore: Icon Books, Limited, 2016

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Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Codice articolo 14588699-20

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Titolo: The Elements of Eloquence : How to Turn the ...

Casa editrice: Icon Books, Limited

Data di pubblicazione: 2016

Legatura: Brossura

Condizione: Good

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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON.

'An informative but highly entertaining journey through the figures of rhetoric ... Mark Forsyth wears his considerable knowledge lightly. He also writes beautifully.' David Marsh, Guardian.

Mark Forsyth presents the secret of writing unforgettable phrases, uncovering the techniques that have made immortal such lines as 'To be or not to be' and 'Bond. James Bond.'

In his inimitably entertaining and witty style, he takes apart famous quotations and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde or John Lennon.

Crammed with tricks to make the most humdrum sentiments seem poetic or wise, The Elements of Eloquence reveals how writers through the ages have turned humble words into literary gold - and how you can do the same.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Mark Forsyth is a blogger and author who was given a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary as a christening present and has never looked back. In 2009 he started the Inky Fool blog in order to share his heaps of useless information with a verbose world. His books have made him one of the UK s best-known commentators on words. Follow Mark on Twitter @inkyfool.