
A Writer's Companion
Richard Marius(Author)
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 16. September 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-0-07-304015-8 (ISBN)
Description
This brief guide to writing the essay and writing across the curriculum is indeed true to its title. It offers excellent advice on developing and polishing prose, with an emphasis on style and process--all with wit, charm, and intelligence.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
311 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-304015-8 (9780073040158)
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Previous edition
Richard Marius
A Writer's Companion
Book
06/1994
3rd Edition
McGraw Hill Higher Education
€32.23
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Person
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.
Content
Chapter 1: First Principles.Chapter 2: The Writing ProcessChapter 3: Kinds of WritingChapter 4: Making ArgumentsChapter 5: ParagraphsChapter 6: Fundamental Principles of SentencesChapter 7: Avoiding WordinessChapter 8: Good DictionChapter 9: Figurative LanguageChapter 10: False Rules and What Is True about ThemChapter 11: Grammar and MechanicsAppendix 1: Avoiding DiscriminationAppendix 2: How to Begin--and How Not to Begin--an EssayAppendix 3: Cliches