Refiguring prose style possibilities for writing pedagogy

This collection takes up a comprehensive study of stylistics in the teaching of writing in higher education. Part I explores the recent history of composition studies, the ways it has figured and all but effaced the whole question of prose style. Part II takes to heart Elbow's suggestion that c...

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Main Author: Johnson, T. R.
Other Authors: Pace, Tom
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Logan, Utah Utah State University Press 2005, ©2005©2005
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Summary:This collection takes up a comprehensive study of stylistics in the teaching of writing in higher education. Part I explores the recent history of composition studies, the ways it has figured and all but effaced the whole question of prose style. Part II takes to heart Elbow's suggestion that composition and literature, particularly as conceptualized in the context of creative writing courses, have something to learn from each other. Part III sketches practical classroom procedures for heightening students' abilities to engage style, and part IV explores new theoretical frameworks for defining
Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Physical Description:x, 316 pages illustrations
ISBN:9781283267250
9786613267252
9780874216219
6613267252
128326725X
0874216214