Dimensions
169 x 244 x 25mm
Second Edition.
This book provides a basic descriptive terminology for prose style. What is a noun style? A verb style? A hypotactic or a paratactic one? Analyzing Prose supplies detailed, carefully charted answers to these questions.
It teaches a student of prose style how and where to begin, and explains the difference between words that tell how a prose style makes us feel but not much about the style itself. Value judgements constitute a fundamental part of any prose analysis, a necessary complement to descriptive analysis so the book also addresses such questions as: What difference does it make? How do we connect style and behaviour?
