{"product_id":"plain-style-9780812236736","title":"Plain Style","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe late Lasch, college history professor and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Narcissism\u003c\/i\u003e (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, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Christopher Lasch and the Politics of the Plain Style\u003cbr\u003e A Note on the Text\u003cbr\u003e I Elementary Principles of Literary Construction\u003cbr\u003e II Conventions Governing Punctuation, Capitalization, Typography, and Footnotes\u003cbr\u003e III Characteristics of Bad Writing\u003cbr\u003e IV Words Often Misused\u003cbr\u003e V Words Often Mispronounced\u003cbr\u003e VI Proofreaders' Marks\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527873077591,"sku":"9780812236736","price":38.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812236736.jpg?v=1731869560","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/plain-style-9780812236736","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}