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How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One by Fish, Stanley

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Paperback
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0 lbs
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Book
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No
ISBN
006184053X
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
Publication Name
How to Write a Sentence : and How to Read One
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
8 in
Subject
Grammar & Punctuation, General, Rhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.4 in
Author
Stanley Fish
Item Weight
4.9 Oz
Item Width
5.4 in
Number of Pages
176 Pages

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
006184053X
ISBN-13
9780061840531
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Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
How to Write a Sentence : and How to Read One
Publication Year
2012
Subject
Grammar & Punctuation, General, Rhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
Author
Stanley Fish
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
4.9 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
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Reviews
How to Write a Sentence is a must read for aspiring writers and anyone who wants to deepen their appreciation of literature. If extraordinary sentences are like sports plays, Fish is the Vin Scully of great writing., If you love language you'll find something interesting, if not fascinating, in [How to Write a Sentence]., [Fish's] approach is genially experiential--a lifelong reader's engagement whose amatory enthusiasm is an attempt to overthrow Strunk & White's infamous insistences on grammar by rote., Coming up with all-or-nothing arguments is simply what Fish does; and, in a sense, one of his most important contributions to the study of literature is that temperament Whether people like Fish or not, though, they tend to find him fascinating., [Fish's] approach is genially experiential-a lifelong reader's engagement whose amatory enthusiasm is an attempt to overthrow Strunk & White's infamous insistences on grammar by rote., 'For both aspiring writer and eager reader, Fish's insights into sentence construction and care are instructional, even inspirational.' (The Huffington Post), [Fish's] approach is genially experiential—a lifelong reader's engagement whose amatory enthusiasm is an attempt to overthrow Strunk & White's infamous insistences on grammar by rote., "Both deeper and more democratic than The Elements of Style." -- Financial Times "A guided tour through some of the most beautiful, arresting sentences in the English language." -- Slate "[Fish] shares his connoisseurship of the elegant sentence." -- The New Yorker "Stanley Fish just might be America's most famous professor." -- BookPage "How to Write a Sentence is a compendium of syntactic gems--light reading for geeks." -- New York magazine "How to Write a Sentence isn't merely a prescriptive guide to the craft of writing but a rich and layered exploration of language as an evolving cultural organism. It belongs not on the shelf of your home library but in your brain's most deep-seated amphibian sensemaking underbelly." -- Maria Popova, Brain Pickings "[Fish's] approach is genially experiential--a lifelong reader's engagement whose amatory enthusiasm is an attempt to overthrow Strunk & White's infamous insistences on grammar by rote." -- New York Observer "In this small feast of a book Stanley Fish displays his love of the English sentence. His connoisseurship is broad and deep, his examples are often breathtaking, and his analyses of how the masterpieces achieve their effects are acute and compelling." -- New Republic "A sentence is, in John Donne's words, 'a little world made cunningly,' writes Fish. He'll teach you the art." -- People "This splendid little volume describes how the shape of a sentence controls its meaning." -- Boston Globe "Like a long periodic sentence, this book rumbles along, gathers steam, shifts gears, and packs a wallop." -- Roy Blount Jr. "Language lovers will flock to this homage to great writing." -- Booklist "Fish is a personable and insightful guide with wide-ranging erudition and a lack of pretension." -- National Post "For both aspiring writer and eager reader, Fish's insights into sentence construction and care are instructional, even inspirational." -- The Huffington Post "If you love language you'll find something interesting, if not fascinating, in [How to Write a Sentence]." -- CBSNews.com "[A] slender but potent volume. Fish, a distinguished law professor and literary theorist, is the anti-Strunk & White." -- The Globe and Mail "You'd get your money's worth from the quotations alone...if you give this book the attention it so clearly deserves, you will be well rewarded." -- Washington Times "The fun comes from the examples cited throughout: John Updike, Jane Austen...all are cited throughout." -- Washington Post "How to Write a Sentence is the first step on the journey to the Promised Land of good writing." -- Saudi Gazette "How to Write a Sentence is a must read for aspiring writers and anyone who wants to deepen their appreciation of literature. If extraordinary sentences are like sports plays, Fish is the Vin Scully of great writing." -- Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, authors of "They Say/I Say" "Coming up with all-or-nothing arguments is simply what Fish does; and, in a sense, one of his most important contributions to the study of literature is that temperament...Whether people like Fish or not, though, they tend to find him fascinating." -- The New Yorker, The fun comes from the examples cited throughout: John Updike, Jane Austen…all are cited throughout., Like a long periodic sentence, this book rumbles along, gathers steam, shifts gears, and packs a wallop., How to Write a Sentence isn't merely a prescriptive guide to the craft of writing but a rich and layered exploration of language as an evolving cultural organism. It belongs not on the shelf of your home library but in your brain's most deep-seated amphibian sensemaking underbelly., Coming up with all-or-nothing arguments is simply what Fish does; and, in a sense, one of his most important contributions to the study of literature is that temperament…Whether people like Fish or not, though, they tend to find him fascinating., For both aspiring writer and eager reader, Fish's insights into sentence construction and care are instructional, even inspirational., You'd get your money's worth from the quotations alone…if you give this book the attention it so clearly deserves, you will be well rewarded., [A] slender but potent volume. Fish, a distinguished law professor and literary theorist, is the anti-Strunk & White., A sentence is, in John Donne's words, 'a little world made cunningly,' writes Fish. He'll teach you the art., In this small feast of a book Stanley Fish displays his love of the English sentence. His connoisseurship is broad and deep, his examples are often breathtaking, and his analyses of how the masterpieces achieve their effects are acute and compelling., “How to Write a Sentence is a must read for aspiring writers and anyone who wants to deepen their appreciation of literature. If extraordinary sentences are like sports plays, Fish is the Vin Scully of great writing.â€�
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
808/.042
Synopsis
New York Times Bestseller Both deeper and more democratic than The Elements of Style Adam Haslett, Financial Times A guided tour through some of the most beautiful, arresting sentences in the English language. Slate Like a long periodic sentence, this book rumbles along, gathers steam, shifts gears, and packs a wallop. Roy Blount Jr. In this entertaining and erudite New York Times bestseller, beloved professor Stanley Fish offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure. Drawing on a wide range of great writers, from Philip Roth to Antonin Scalia to Jane Austen, How to Write a Sentence is much more than a writing manual it is a spirited love letter to the written word, and a key to understanding how great writing works. ", Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines. Stanley Fish appreciates fine sentences. The New York Times columnist and world-class professor has long been an aficionado of language. Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish marvels at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences and breaks them down into digestible morsels, giving readers an instant play-by-play. In this entertaining and erudite gem, Fish offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader). How to Write a Sentence is both a spirited love letter to the written word and a key to understanding how great writing works; it is a book that will stand the test of time., New York Times Bestseller "Both deeper and more democratic than The Elements of Style" --Adam Haslett, Financial Times "A guided tour through some of the most beautiful, arresting sentences in the English language." --Slate In this entertaining and erudite gem, world-class professor and New York Times columnist Stanley Fish offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader). Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish marvels at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences and breaks them down into digestible morsels, giving readers an instant play-by-play. Drawing on a wide range of great writers, from Philip Roth to Antonin Scalia to Jane Austen, How to Write a Sentence is much more than a writing manual--it is a spirited love letter to the written word, and a key to understanding how great writing works. It is a book that will stand the test of time., New York Times Bestseller " Both deeper and more democratic than The Elements of Style" --Adam Haslett, Financial Times "A guided tour through some of the most beautiful, arresting sentences in the English language." -- Slate In this entertaining and erudite gem, world-class professor and New York Times columnist Stanley Fish offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader). Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish marvels at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences and breaks them down into digestible morsels, giving readers an instant play-by-play. Drawing on a wide range of great writers, from Philip Roth to Antonin Scalia to Jane Austen, How to Write a Sentence is much more than a writing manual--it is a spirited love letter to the written word, and a key to understanding how great writing works. It is a book that will stand the test of time.
LC Classification Number
PE1441.F57 2011
Copyright Date
2011
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