The Rise of Modern Prose StyleM.I.T. Press, 1968 - 372 pagina's |
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Pagina 170
... utility " is a legitimate term for Bacon . If , as he says , it is dangerous to call something " humid , " it is ... utility . In- deed , Bacon goes further , in saying that utility is " the very same thing " as truth , divine as well as ...
... utility " is a legitimate term for Bacon . If , as he says , it is dangerous to call something " humid , " it is ... utility . In- deed , Bacon goes further , in saying that utility is " the very same thing " as truth , divine as well as ...
Pagina 182
... Utility are one . Hence Webster's desi- derata of prose style are not the self - revelation of Senecan- ism and the classical plain style , but " perspicuity , certainty , and utility ” ( sig . a2 ) . Like Bacon , Webster declares ...
... Utility are one . Hence Webster's desi- derata of prose style are not the self - revelation of Senecan- ism and the classical plain style , but " perspicuity , certainty , and utility ” ( sig . a2 ) . Like Bacon , Webster declares ...
Pagina 192
... Utility underlies not only " Judgement " but also " Decorum . " If he is to be useful , the writer must be sure that his words are exactly suited to himself , his audience , and the " matter " at hand . The Elizabethans had a similar ...
... Utility underlies not only " Judgement " but also " Decorum . " If he is to be useful , the writer must be sure that his words are exactly suited to himself , his audience , and the " matter " at hand . The Elizabethans had a similar ...
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