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The late Lasch, college history professor and the author of The Culture of Narcissism (1979), among other seminal works, so despaired of his graduate students' writing that he began to compile a list of common compositional errors. This list soon evolved into a full-fledged writing guide . . . covering the principles of literary construction; conventions governing punctuation, capitalization, typography, and footnotes; characteristics of bad writing; words often misused; words often mispronounced; and a table of proofreaders' marks. Lasch's wry, distinctive voice is evident throughout. . . . For serious word lovers. * Joanne Wilkinson, Booklist *

Table of Contents

Introduction: Christopher Lasch and the Politics of the Plain Style
A Note on the Text
I Elementary Principles of Literary Construction
II Conventions Governing Punctuation, Capitalization, Typography, and Footnotes
III Characteristics of Bad Writing
IV Words Often Misused
V Words Often Mispronounced
VI Proofreaders' Marks
Index

Plain Style

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    A Hardback by Christopher Lasch, Stewart Weaver

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      Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
      Published 3 June 2002
      ISBN-13 9780812236736
      978-0812236736
      ISBN-10 0812236734

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      The late Lasch, college history professor and the author of The Culture of Narcissism (1979), among other seminal works, so despaired of his graduate students' writing that he began to compile a list of common compositional errors. This list soon evolved into a full-fledged writing guide . . . covering the principles of literary construction; conventions governing punctuation, capitalization, typography, and footnotes; characteristics of bad writing; words often misused; words often mispronounced; and a table of proofreaders' marks. Lasch's wry, distinctive voice is evident throughout. . . . For serious word lovers. * Joanne Wilkinson, Booklist *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Christopher Lasch and the Politics of the Plain Style
      A Note on the Text
      I Elementary Principles of Literary Construction
      II Conventions Governing Punctuation, Capitalization, Typography, and Footnotes
      III Characteristics of Bad Writing
      IV Words Often Misused
      V Words Often Mispronounced
      VI Proofreaders' Marks
      Index

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