Style - Softcover

Raleigh, Sir Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1419149857 ISBN 13: 9781419149856

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

""Style"" by Sir Walter Raleigh is a book that explores the art of writing and the importance of style in literature. Raleigh, a renowned writer and historian, offers insights and advice on how to write effectively and eloquently. He discusses the different elements of style, such as diction, syntax, and imagery, and how they can be used to create a powerful and memorable piece of writing. Throughout the book, Raleigh uses examples from classic literature to illustrate his points and provide inspiration for aspiring writers. ""Style"" is a timeless guide for anyone looking to improve their writing skills and create works of lasting impact.Style, the Latin name for an iron pen, has come to designate the art that handles, with ever fresh vitality and wary alacrity, the fluid elements of speech. By a figure, obvious enough, which yet might serve for an epitome of literary method, the most rigid and simplest of instruments has lent its name to the subtlest and most flexible of arts. Thence the application of the word has been extended to arts other than literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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About the Author

Sir Walter Raleigh was an English professor, actor, poet and writer. Born in London in 1861, Raleigh studied and lectured on English Literature for most of his life, teaching in India at Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College, and at several universities in the United Kingdom, including University College Liverpool, Glasgow University, and Oxford University. At the outset of the First World War, Raleigh changed his career s focus from Romantic era literature and began covering topics relating to the war. Sir Walter Raleigh s best-known work is The War in the Air, which provided coverage on the Royal Air Force s efforts in the war. Raleigh died at the age of 61 from typhoid.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1419149857
• ISBN 13: 9781419149856
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56