Writing Prose: Techniques and Purposes, 6th Edition

by Leonard J. Peters and Thomas S. Kane

Book Overview

This anthology teaches writing by demonstrating the techniques and literary styles of established authors. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195036786
• ISBN13: 9780195036787
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

You will become a better writer if you use this book well.

This book is full of great prose that is fun to read and questions that really make you think about the techniques used. It takes a really long time to fully work through this book from start to finish, but it is worth every minute. Especially if, like me, you haven't been to college. I can only speculate that in school you'd have a few good writing classes that teach these concepts. This book will open your mind and you'll really begin to understand the importance of word order and general organization in writing. It's a great book.

Look no further for writing instruction

My freshman composition professor used this as our college text book. At the time I was unenthused about learning, hard up for cash, and weary of education. I took it up the keister when I sold this book back to my college book store. It is by far, the best tool for improving your writing and your vocabulary. I'm glad to have found it again.