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In revising prose, richard lanham, a professor of english at ucla, invented an easy. Document resume ed 280 060 cs 210 374 author smye, randy title style and usage software. Find the secret to improve the lifestyle by reading this revising prose 5th edition, by richard a. He is also a notable scholar of the history of rhetoric who has published notable books on the subject lanham was educated at sidwell friends school and yale university a. And to read this book, you have to look at the words on the page. Pdf engineering instructors have students write reports in order to help learn. This list is generated based on data provided by crossref. Harpers magazine lanham s style is notable for its audacity, liveliness, and. The excluded 30 pages comprise a brief glossary of grammatical terms and 35. Pdf a paramedic method drill master to improve student writing. He is the author of numerous books on writing, including a handlist of rhetorical terms, analyzing prose, the electronic word, and most recently, the economics of attention. Revising prose by richard lanham pdf contemporary culture. This second edition of the classic linguistics text provides a basic descriptive terminology for prose style. The paramedic method for revising prose adapted from richard.
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Publication date 1992 topics english language, editing publisher boston. Basically, the paramedic method helps make confusing syntax comprehensible. Lanham and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Access article in pdf richard lanham s the electronic word and atthrough oscillations heidi a. Revising prose download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. How might one apply the classical terminology of rhetorical figures to prose analysis. Lanham revising prosemacmillan 1992 please copy and paste this embed script to where you want to embed.
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