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Literary Criticism General

Writing Prose

Techniques and Purposes, Canadian Edition

by (author) Maurice Legris, Thomas Kane & Leonard Peters

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2003
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195412871
    Publish Date
    Mar 2003
    List Price
    $111.95

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Description

Writing Prose is designed to acquaint students with the techniques of good prose through a range of writing samples including classics, such as Swift's 'A Modest Proposal', as well as contemporary essays by lesser-known authors. Ranging in length from short paragraphs to complete essays, the readings are grouped according to traditional rhetorical categories--exposition, argument, description, and narration, along with definition, persuasion, and 'writing about writing'.

About the authors

MAURICE LEGRIS is Professor of English at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Oregon.

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