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The Elements Eloquence

The Elements Eloquence

Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase

by Mark Forsyth
CD-Audio
Publication Date: 01/11/2014

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The Elements of Eloquence highlights the importance of style in an age unhealthily obsessed with the power of substance.From classic poetry to pop lyrics, Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, and even Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase--such as "O Captain! my Captain!" or "To be, or not to be"--memorable.In his inimitably entertaining and wonderfully witty style, Forsyth takes apart famous phrases and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or quip like Oscar Wilde. Whether you're aiming to achieve literary immortality or just hoping to deliver the perfect one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don't need to have anything important to say--you simply need to say it well.
ISBN:
9781469029948
9781469029948
Category:
Language: reference & general
Format:
CD-Audio
Publication Date:
01-11-2014
Publisher:
Gildan Media Corporation
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
165x175x33mm
Weight:
0.25kg
Mark Forsyth

Born in London in 1977, Mark Forsyth (a.k.a The Inky Fool) was given a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary as a christening present and has never looked back.

His book The Etymologicon was a Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller, and his TED Talk 'What's a snollygoster?' has had more than half a million views.

He has also written a specially commissioned essay 'The Unknown Unknown: Bookshops and the Delight of Not Getting What You Wanted' for Independent Booksellers Week and the introduction for the new edition of the Collins English Dictionary.

He lives in London with his dictionaries, and blogs

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