An edition of On the art of writing
(1916)
On the art of writing
by Arthur Quiller-Couch
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A series of lectures delivered at the University of Cambridge in 1913 and 1914, according to the Preface the text is pretty close to unchanged from the text of the lectures.
The twelve chapters are entitled:
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Inaugural
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The Practice of Writing
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On the Difference between Verse and Prose
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On the Capital Difficulty of Verse
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Interlude: On Jargon
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On the Capital Difficulty of Prose
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Some Principles Reaffirmed
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On the Lineage of English Literature 1
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On the Lineage of English Literature 2
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English Literature in Our Universities 1
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English Literature in Our Universities 2
- On Style
There is also an Index.
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Authorship, Creative writing (Higher education), English language, English literature, writing, lectures, fiction authorship, fiction technique, History and criticism, Rhetoric, Study and teaching, Style, English language, rhetoric, English language, style, English language, study and teaching, Creative writing, English philology, Study and teaching (Higher), English language -- Rhetoric, English language -- Style, English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- England -- Cambridge, Creative writing (Higher education) -- England, NonfictionPlaces
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On the Art of Writing (Dodo Press)
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Table of Contents
I. Inaugural.
II. The practice of writing.
III. On the difference between verse and prose.
IV. On the capital difficulty of verse.
V. Interlude: on jargon.
VI. On the capital difficulty of prose.
VII. Some principles reaffirmed.
VIII. On the lineage of English literature (I).
IX. On the lineage of English literature (II).
X. English literature in our universities (I).
XI. English literature in our universities (II).
XII. On style.
Edition Notes
"Series of lectures, which were delivered in the University of Cambridge in 1913-1914."
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