The philosophy of style /

Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher and prominent social theorist of the Victorian era. In his work <i>The Philosophy of Style</i> he argues that written language should be as easy to understand as possible, allowing for the most effective and efficient possible communication. His...

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Main Author: Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:[Auckland, N.Z.] : Floating Press, Ã2009.
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505 0 |a Title; Contents; PART I; I The Principle of Economy; II Economy in the Use of Words; III The Principle of Economy Applied to Sentences; IV The Principle of Economy Applied to Figures; V Suggestion as a Means of Economy; VI The Effect of Poetry Explained; PART II; I The Law of Mental Exhaustion and Repair; II Explanation of Climax, Antithesis, and Anticlimax; III Need of Variety; IV The Ideal Writer. 
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