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And How to Read One
Harper
February 2011
On Sale: January 25, 2011
176 pages
ISBN: 0061840548
EAN: 9780061840548
Hardcover
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Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines.
Stanley Fish appreciates fine sentences. The New York Times
columnist and world-class professor has long been an
aficionado of language: "I am always on the lookout for
sentences that take your breath away, for sentences that
make you say, 'Isn't that something?' or 'What a sentence!'"
Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish marvels at the adeptness
of finely crafted sentences and breaks them down into
digestible morsels, giving readers an instant play-by-play. In this entertaining and erudite gem, Fish offers both
sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to
any writer (or reader). His vibrant analysis takes us on a
literary tour of great writers throughout history—from
William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Henry James to Martin
Luther King Jr., Antonin Scalia, and Elmore Leonard. Indeed,
How to Write a Sentence is both a spirited love letter to
the written word and a key to understanding how great
writing works; it is a book that will stand the test of time.
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