Full name: The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase

Author: Mark Forsyth Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Writing, Non Fiction, Education, Self help, Humor Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781848316218 9780425276181 1848316216 042527618X

The idiosyncratic, erudite and brilliantly funny new book from Mark Forsyth, bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon. In an age unhealthily obsessed with substance, this is a book on the importance of pure style. From classic poetry to pop lyrics and from the King James Bible to advertising slogans, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase - such as 'Tiger, tiger, burning bright' or 'To be or not to be' - memorable. In his inimitably entertaining and witty style he takes apart famous lines and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or Oscar Wilde. Whether you're aiming for literary immortality or just an unforgettable one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don't need to have anything to say - you simply need to say it well. Similar books: Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It by Ben Yagoda The Grouchy Grammarian by Thomas Parrish The Complete Plain Words by Ernest Gowers Red Herrings and White Elephants by Albert Jack Between You and I by James Cochrane On Langauge by William Safire Expletive Deleted by Ruth Wajnryb The Glamour of Grammar by Roy Peter Clark By Hook or By Crook by David Crystal The King's English by Kingsley Amis Port Out, Starboard Home by Michael Quinion Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing by Elmore Leonard The prodigal tongue by Mark Abley Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words by Bill Bryson How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport How to Win at College by Cal Newport Writing to Learn by William Zinsser Before You Leap by Kermit the Frog Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar by James Bach