{"product_id":"farnsworths-classical-english-style-9781567926651","title":"Farnsworth's Classical English Style","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An original and absorbing guide to English style. Get it if you can.\"--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSay it with style--on paper or in person.\u003c\/b\u003e This book explains why the best writing sounds that way, with hundreds of examples from Lincoln, Churchill, Douglass, and other masters of the language. As Farnsworth says, \"Explaining a precept may take just a few words, but only examples can make it familiar to the ear. So we will consider examples from writers and orators who all have lessons to teach.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFarnsworth shows how small choices about words, sentences, and paragraphs put force into writing and speech that have stood the test of time. What was the secret? Knowledge of choices in the selection of words, the arrangement of sentences, the creation of a cadence. Now that knowledge can be yours through hundreds of examples of the very best use of rhetorical devices, classical cadence patterns, hyperbole and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is must for anyone who wants to speak or write with clear, persuasive, enjoyable, unforgettable style. \"A storehouse of effective writing, showing the techniques you may freely adapt to make music of your own.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David R. Godine Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781567926651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Ward Farnsworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660004946076,"sku":"9781567926651","price":24.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ca5b8248-334d-4db7-8e6f-706aa5353ad1.jpg?v=1603895931","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/farnsworths-classical-english-style-9781567926651","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}