An edition of On the art of writing (1916)

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An edition of On the art of writing (1916)

On the art of writing.

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A series of lectures delivered at the University of Cambridge in 1913 and 1914, according to the Preface the text is pretty close to unchanged from the text of the lectures.

The twelve chapters are entitled:

  • Inaugural
  • The Practice of Writing
  • On the Difference between Verse and Prose
  • On the Capital Difficulty of Verse
  • Interlude: On Jargon
  • On the Capital Difficulty of Prose
  • Some Principles Reaffirmed
  • On the Lineage of English Literature 1
  • On the Lineage of English Literature 2
  • English Literature in Our Universities 1
  • English Literature in Our Universities 2
  • On Style

There is also an Index.

Publish Date
Publisher
Putnam
Language
English
Pages
302

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1943, Putnam
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1916, University Press
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1916, G.P. Putnam's Sons; [etc., etc.]
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Edition Notes

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
808
Library of Congress
PN145 .Q6 1950

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 302 p.
Number of pages
302

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL6070609M
Internet Archive
onaring00quil
LCCN
50009441
OCLC/WorldCat
480611

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL3863998W

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