The Elements of Eloquence

Mark Forsyth is a blogger and author whose books have made him one of the UK's best-known commentators on words. His book The Etymologicon was a Sunday Times Number One bestseller and was followed by the similarly successful The Horologicon. Follow Mark on Twitter @inkyfool

出版者:Icon Books Ltd

作者:Mark Forsyth

页数:224

出版时间:2013-11-7

价格:GBP 12.99

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781848316218

图书标签:英语写作语言EnglishLinguistics英文原版Writing语言学

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In an age unhealthily obsessed with substance, this is a book on the importance of pure style. From classic poetry to pop lyrics and from the King James Bible to advertising slogans, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase - such as 'Tiger, Tiger, burning bright', or 'To be or not to be' - memorable. In his inimitably entertaining and witty style he takes apart famous lines and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or Oscar Wilde. Whether you're aiming for literary immortality or just an unforgettable one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don't need to have anything to say - you simply need to say it well.

读后感

Tis fittingly teh book that fits my fancy. A book on figures of speech written in a semi-serious tone. Friskily funny and fruitful. To think I only discovered it by accident. Utterly unacceptable. You see, I am very fond of alliteration. Erudite, esthet...

Tis fittingly teh book that fits my fancy. A book on figures of speech written in a semi-serious tone. Friskily funny and fruitful. To think I only discovered it by accident. Utterly unacceptable. You see, I am very fond of alliteration. Erudite, esthet...

Tis fittingly teh book that fits my fancy. A book on figures of speech written in a semi-serious tone. Friskily funny and fruitful. To think I only discovered it by accident. Utterly unacceptable. You see, I am very fond of alliteration. Erudite, esthet...

Tis fittingly teh book that fits my fancy. A book on figures of speech written in a semi-serious tone. Friskily funny and fruitful. To think I only discovered it by accident. Utterly unacceptable. You see, I am very fond of alliteration. Erudite, esthet...

Tis fittingly teh book that fits my fancy. A book on figures of speech written in a semi-serious tone. Friskily funny and fruitful. To think I only discovered it by accident. Utterly unacceptable. You see, I am very fond of alliteration. Erudite, esthet...

用户评价

A funny book and easy to understand; got the knowledge of rhetoric figures; help to enjoy Shakespeare's beauty, tricks.

條理清晰和流暢感讓這本書就算有很多看不懂的詞也不會讓人覺得吃力。介紹了很多種英文的修辭手法，從中世紀文學到現代搖滾的歌詞里找出相似之處來解釋每種手法的用法和效果，很推薦對linguistic有興趣的讀者。

一个字：爽。

讲修辞学的书，用半幽默语气书写，好玩有格调，好些部分看得笑出声来。

條理清晰和流暢感讓這本書就算有很多看不懂的詞也不會讓人覺得吃力。介紹了很多種英文的修辭手法，從中世紀文學到現代搖滾的歌詞里找出相似之處來解釋每種手法的用法和效果，很推薦對linguistic有興趣的讀者。