A Writer's Companion - Softcover

Richard Marius

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070405263 ISBN 13: 9780070405264

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College, 1994

Synopsis

True to its title, this brief rhetoric accompanies and gently guides the reader through every step of essay writing, from invention through the final draft. The third edition of A WRITER'S COMPANION continues to offer a readable, witty, and informal discussion of writing and now contains expanded coverage of writing in the disciplines.

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About the Author

Richard Marius directed the Expository Writing Program at Harvard University for sixteen years, teaching students and creating the philosophy for the only course required of all Harvard undergraduates. That philosophy is embodied in this book. He is the author of three novels, biographies of Thomas More and Martin Luther, and several textbooks on writing including the McGRAW-HILL COLLEGE HANDBOOK which he wrote with Harvey Wiener. His articles have appeared in publications as diverse as the medieval journal, Tradition and the nonmedieval journal, Esquire. He reviews books for many periodicals, including The New York Times, and he writes a regular book review column for Harvard Magazine. He was one of the editors of The Yale Edition of the Complete Works of St. Thomas More, and with Keith Frome, he has edited the Columbia Anthology of Civil War Poetry. He now teaches English and Religious Studies at Harvard and is at work on a fourth novel and a large book on Martin Luther. In 1993 he was awarded the Harvard Foundation Medal for his contributions to minorities at Harvard.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070405263
• ISBN 13: 9780070405264
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 288