The Elements of Style [Hardcover]

William Strunk, Jr.

ISBN 10: 9351285596 / ISBN 13: 9789351285595

Published by Gyan Books, 2017

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Language: English. ABOUT THE BOOK: The original "Elements of Style" was a text book written by William Strunk, Jr. for his Cornell English Class. It contains eight rules of uses, ten rules of composition, some notes on miscellaneous matters of form in writing (such as headings, numerals, and quotations), and list of commonly misused and misspelled words. In 1957, after strunk s death, it was extensively revised by his former student E.B. White, best known today for his children s book. White expanded the original section and added an additional section on style. The first section on basic grammar rules is the most susceptible to the English textbook problem. It is with the second section that "The Elements of Style" leaves ground welltrod by grammar texts and becomes a work of art. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: William Strunk, Jr. (18691946) was an American professor of English at Cornell University. Strunk first taught mathematics at Rose Polytechnical Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana in 189091. He then taught English at Cornell for 46 years, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, disdaining specialization and becoming an expert in both classical and nonEnglish literature. In 1922 he published "English Metres", a study of poetic metrical form, and he compiled critical editions of Cynewulf s Juliana, several works of Dryden, James Fenimore Cooper s "Last of the Mohican", and several Shakespearean plays. Strunk was also active in gathering known as the Manuscript club. In 1918, Strunk privately published "The Elements of Style" for the use of his Cornell students, who gave it its nickname "the little book". The Title 'The Elements of Style written/authored/edited by William Strunk, Jr.', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351285595 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 54 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Humanities / Literature / Creative Writing & Composition. Size of the book is 12.5 x 19 cms Vol: 54.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Elements of Style [Hardcover]
• Publisher: Gyan Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9351285596
• ISBN 13: 9789351285595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

• The Elements of Style is an American English writing style guide in numerous editions. The original was composed by William Strunk Jr. in 1918, and published by Harcourt in 1920, comprising eight "elementary rules of usage", ten "elementary principles of composition", "a few matters of form", a list of 49 "words and expressions commonly misused", and a list of 57 "words often misspelled". E. B. White greatly enlarged and revised the book for publication by Macmillan in 1959.
• That was the first edition of the so-called Strunk & White, which Time named in 2011 as one of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923.

About the Author

William Strunk Jr. (July 1, 1869 - September 26, 1946) was an American professor of English at Cornell University and author of The Elements of Style (1918). After revision and enlargement by his former student E. B. White, it became a highly influential guide to English usage during the late 20th century, commonly called Strunk & White.