The New Sentence

The New Sentence

Author: Ronald Silliman

Publisher: Roof Books

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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Originally appearing in 1977 and now in its 11th printing, The New Sentence by Ron Silliman is a classic collection of essays by one of the sharpest minds in American contemporary poetic thought. It is a collection with rich insight into Silliman's own monumental poetical work and the writing of his peers, a book which both illuminates the concerns of the era in which it was written and radiates outward with a tremendous scope that continues to bear fruit for the contemporary reader. "Ron Silliman is a terrific prose critic ... positively bristles with intellectual and political energy of a very high order."--Bruce Boone. Cultural Studies. Linguistics.


The Sentence

The Sentence

Author: Louise Erdrich

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 0062671146

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"Dazzling. . . . A hard-won love letter to readers and to booksellers, as well as a compelling story about how we cope with pain and fear, injustice and illness. One good way is to press a beloved book into another's hands. Read The Sentence and then do just that."—USA Today, Four Stars In this New York Times bestselling novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich creates a wickedly funny ghost story, a tale of passion, of a complex marriage, and of a woman's relentless errors. Louise Erdrich's latest novel, The Sentence, asks what we owe to the living, the dead, to the reader and to the book. A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls' Day, but she simply won't leave the store. Tookie, who has landed a job selling books after years of incarceration that she survived by reading "with murderous attention," must solve the mystery of this haunting while at the same time trying to understand all that occurs in Minneapolis during a year of grief, astonishment, isolation, and furious reckoning. The Sentence begins on All Souls' Day 2019 and ends on All Souls' Day 2020. Its mystery and proliferating ghost stories during this one year propel a narrative as rich, emotional, and profound as anything Louise Erdrich has written.


Suppose a Sentence

Suppose a Sentence

Author: Brian Dillon

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1681375257

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A captivating meditation on the power of the sentence by the author of Essayism, a 2018 New Yorker book of the year. In Suppose a Sentence, Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called “a literary flâneur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin,” has written a sequel of sorts to Essayism, turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays prompted by a single sentence—from Shakespeare to James Baldwin, John Ruskin to Joan Didion—this new book explores style, voice, and language, along with the subjectivity of reading. Both an exercise in practical criticism and a set of experiments or challenges, Suppose a Sentence is a polemical and personal reflection on the art of the sentence in literature.


The New Well-tempered Sentence

The New Well-tempered Sentence

Author: Karen Elizabeth Gordon

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780618382019

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The basic rules governing the use of periods, semicolons, hyphens, commas, and other punctuation marks are illustrated by original explanations and humorous sample sentences. Reprint.


First You Write a Sentence

First You Write a Sentence

Author: Joe Moran

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-08-13

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0143134345

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“Do you want to write clearer, livelier prose? This witty primer will help.” —The New York Times Book Review An exploration of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace through the art of building sentences The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift of our time, and it is as close as most of us will get to making something truly beautiful. Using minimal technical terms and sources ranging from the Bible and Shakespeare to George Orwell and Maggie Nelson, as well as scientific studies of what can best fire the reader's mind, author Joe Moran shows how we can all write in a way that is clear, compelling and alive. Whether dealing with finding the ideal word, building a sentence, or constructing a paragraph, First You Write a Sentence informs by light example: much richer than a style guide, it can be read not only for instruction but for pleasure and delight. And along the way, it shows how good writing can help us notice the world, make ourselves known to others, and live more meaningful lives. It's an elegant gem in praise of the English sentence.


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Publisher: Disha Publications

Published:

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 935564745X

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Teacher's Guide to Effective Sentence Writing

Teacher's Guide to Effective Sentence Writing

Author: Bruce Saddler

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2012-09-04

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1462506771

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This practical book provides explicit instructions for teaching sentence-level skills to students who have difficulties in this area. The author explains the key role of sentence combining in the writing process and presents effective techniques for instruction and assessment. Numerous sample lessons, practice activities, planning tips, and grammatical pointers make it easy for teachers to incorporate sentence combining and construction into the writing curriculum at all grade levels (2-12). Accessible and engaging, the book helps teachers and students experiment with different ways to arrange thoughts and produce meaningful written work.


The Literary Theory Toolkit

The Literary Theory Toolkit

Author: Herman Rapaport

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-05-04

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1444395688

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The Literary Theory Toolkit offers readers a rich compendium of key terms, concepts, and arguments necessary for the study of literature in a critical-theoretical context. Includes varied examples drawn from readily available literary texts spanning all periods and genres Features a chapter on performance, something not usually covered in similar texts Covers differing theories of the public sphere, ideology, power, and the social relations necessary for the understanding of approaches to literature


GMAT Prep 2023 For Dummies with Online Practice

GMAT Prep 2023 For Dummies with Online Practice

Author: Scott A. Hatch

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2022-06-15

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 1119886635

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Let nothing stand between you and your optimal GMAT score Show admissions committees you have what it takes to succeed in advanced business and management courses. GMAT Prep 2023 For Dummies gives you the strategies and skills you need to master the Graduate Management Admissions Test. This trusted study guide has the clear explanations and practice you need to maximize your scores on the verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing sections. You’ll find proven tips and strategies to help you prepare for the GMAT and achieve success on test day. Plus, you’ll get access to SEVEN full-length practice tests and plenty of flashcards online! Learn proven tips and tricks for maximizing your score on all sections of the GMAT Figure out where you need to study the most and create a targeted study plan Take seven full-length practice tests, so you’ll be an old pro by the time test day rolls around Get practice questions, flashcards, and review activities that make studying hands-on and help you remember This edition, specific to the 2023 GMAT test, covers updates to the verbal section of the exam. We’ve got even better, clearer explanations, plus coverage of all the changes in the Official Guide to GMAT. If you’re ready to kick butt on the GMAT, this is your book!