The Elements of Eloquence: How To Turn the Perfect English Phrase
Autor Mark Forsythen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 sep 2014
‘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
Eloquencereveals
how
writers
through
the
ages
have
turned
humble
words
into
literary
gold
–
and
how
you
can
do
the
same.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781848317338
ISBN-10: 1848317336
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Icon Books Ltd
Colecția Icon Books Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1848317336
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Icon Books Ltd
Colecția Icon Books Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Mark
Forsythis
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.
Recenzii
'Sparkling
...
the
book
offers
many
pleasures
...
I
laughed
out
loud.'
'An informative but highly entertaining journey through the figures of rhetoric … Mark Forsyth wears his considerable knowledge lightly. He also writes beautifully.'
'An informative but highly entertaining journey through the figures of rhetoric … Mark Forsyth wears his considerable knowledge lightly. He also writes beautifully.'
Descriere
Mark
Forsyth’s
‘sparkling’
(Charles
Moore,
Daily
Telegraph)
and
idiosyncratically
brilliant
third
book.