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Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace

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Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (also known as Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace and Style: Toward Clarity and Grace) is a book by Joseph M. Williams (1933–2008). Williams was a professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. The author says "it is good to write clearly, and anyone can".[1]

About the book

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The book, first published in 1981, is based on a course, "The Little Red Schoolhouse," that Williams taught for many years at the University of Chicago.[2] The book has since gone through numerous editions and has become a popular text for writing classes. The thirteenth edition was published in 2021.[3]

Content

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Front Matter

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  • Preface
  • In Memoriam
  • Introduction

Part One: Style as Choice

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  • Lesson One: Correctness and Style

Part Two: Clarity

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  • Lesson Two: Actions
  • Lesson Three: Characters
  • Lesson Four: Cohesion and Coherence
  • Lesson Five: Emphasis

Part Three: Clarity of Form

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  • Lesson Six: Framing Documents
  • Lesson Seven: Framing Section

Part Four: Grace

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  • Lesson Eight: Concision
  • Lesson Nine: Shape
  • Lesson Ten: Elegance

Part Five: Ethics

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  • Lesson Eleven: The Ethics of Clarity
  • Lesson Twelve: Beyond Clarity

Back Matter

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  • Appendix I: Punctuation
  • Appendix II: Using Sources
  • Glossary
  • Suggested Answers
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

Editions in print

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  • Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace. 9th Edition. New York: Pearson Longman (2007) ISBN 0-321-47935-1 ISBN 978-0321479358 (paper)
  • Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace. 2nd Edition (2006) ISBN 0-321-33085-4 ISBN 978-0321330857 (paper)
  • Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (1995) ISBN 0-226-89915-2 ISBN 978-0226899152 (paper)

Earlier editions

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  • Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman (1981, 1985, 1989), New York: HarperCollins (1989, 1994), New York: Longman (1997, 2000, 2003), Toronto: Longman (2005), New York: Pearson Longman (2005)
  • Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace. New York: Longman (2003)
  • Style: Toward Clarity and Grace. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (1990) with two chapters coauthored by Gregory G. Colomb

Translations

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  • Korean: 스타일 레슨: 명확하고 아름다운 영어 글쓰기: ISBN 979-1188392018 (2018)
  • Chinese: 英文寫作的魅力: 十大經典準則: 人人都能寫出清晰又優雅的文章: ISBN 978-9866031564 (2014)

Online reviews

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  • Review of Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (1990) by J. Bradford DeLong [1]
  • Review of Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (1990) by Susan Stepney [2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (9th Edition) pg 4.
  2. ^ Now, also, English 13000/33000.
  3. ^ "Style:Lessons in Clarity and Grace".
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