English Prose Style
Read's book describes the basic elements of composition and rhetoric: narrative form, eloquence, rhythm, and other important elements of what he asserts is valuable, worthwhile prose. The book is clearly dated, but it will be of especial interest to those studying works published before the Modernist movement in literature. - Summary by KevinS
Genre(s): Literary Criticism
Language: English
Keyword(s): prose (25), writing (19), composition (8)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Introduction | KevinS |
00:17:05 |
| Play 01 | Words | Brize C |
00:28:04 |
| Play 02 | Epithets | KevinS |
00:21:35 |
| Play 03 | Metaphors | George Banfield |
00:22:35 |
| Play 04 | The Sentences | Brize C |
00:51:40 |
| Play 05 | The Paragraph | Brize C |
00:42:21 |
| Play 06 | Arrangement | Cbteddy |
00:27:50 |
| Play 07 | Rhetoric | KevinS |
00:07:06 |
| Play 08 | Exposition | czandra |
00:25:35 |
| Play 09 | Narrative, Section 1 | TriciaG |
00:45:04 |
| Play 10 | Narrative, Section 2 | czandra |
00:38:47 |
| Play 11 | Fantasy | TriciaG |
00:37:36 |
| Play 12 | Imagery and Invention | czandra |
00:22:40 |
| Play 13 | Intelligence | czandra |
00:29:00 |
| Play 14 | Personality | ShrimpPhish |
00:22:40 |
| Play 15 | Eloquence | Owlivia |
00:43:18 |
| Play 16 | Tradition | KevinS |
00:33:17 |
| Play 17 | Conclusion | KevinS |
00:08:48 |