The Elements of Eloquence The Elements of Eloquence

The Elements of Eloquence

Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase

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Publisher Description

From the #1 international bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon comes an education in the art of articulation, from the King James Bible to Katy Perry…

From classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, even from Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase—such as “O Captain! My Captain!” or “To be or not to be”—memorable.

In his inimitably entertaining and wonderfully witty style, he takes apart famous phrases and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or quip like Oscar Wilde. Whether you’re aiming to achieve literary immortality or just hoping to deliver the perfect one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don’t need to have anything important to say—you simply need to say it well.

In an age unhealthily obsessed with the power of substance, this is a book that highlights the importance of style.

GENRE
Professional & Technical
RELEASED
2014
October 7
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
1.1
MB

Customer Reviews

masterthad ,

Entertaining But Insightful

This is a great read with plenty of insightful and humorous thoughts about rhetoric written throughout the ages by poets, musicians, movies, and movie stars, plays, characters, authors, politicians, speech writers, and more. You see plenty that you might be familiar with already but now in a new context with definitions and great illustrative examples.

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