Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose (Second Edition)

• Published in: The Education digest Vol. 77; no. 2; p. 72
• Main Author: Barlow, Dudley
• Format: Journal Article Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ann Arbor Prakken Publications, Inc 01.10.2011
• Subjects: Language Skills; Prose; Sentence Structure; Writing; Writing Instruction; Writing Processes

For more than a decade, Clear and Simple as the Truth has guided readers to consider style not as an elegant accessory of effective prose but as its very heart. Francis-Noël Thomas and Mark Turner present writing as an intellectual activity, not a passive application of verbal skills.