Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace

Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (also known as Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace and Style: Toward Clarity and Grace) is a book by Joseph M. Williams (1933-2008). Williams was a professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. The author says “it is good to write clearly, and anyone can.”.[1]

About the Book

The book was first published in 1981. The book has since gone through numerous editions and has become a popular text for writing classes. This book is based on a course, "The Little Red Schoolhouse," that Williams taught for many years at Chicago.[2]

Content

Front Matter
  • Preface

Part One: Style as Choice
  • Lesson One: Understanding Style
  • Lesson Two: Correctness

Part Two: Clarity
  • Lesson Three: Actions
  • Lesson Four: Characters
  • Lesson Five: Cohesion and Coherence
  • Lesson Six: Emphasis

Part Three: Grace
  • Lesson Seven: Concision
  • Lesson Eight: Shape
  • Lesson Nine: Elegance

Part Four: Form
  • Lesson Ten: Motivating Coherence
  • Lesson Eleven: Global Coherence

Part Five: Ethics
  • Lesson Twelve: The Ethics of Style

Back Matter
  • Appendix: Punctuation
  • Glossary
  • Suggested Answers
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

Editions in print
  • Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace. 9th Edition. New York: Pearson Longman (2007) ISBN 0-321-47935-1 ISBN 978-0321479358 (paper)
  • Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace. 2nd Edition (2006) ISBN 0-321-33085-4 ISBN 978-0321330857 (paper)
  • Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (1995) ISBN 0-226-89915-2 ISBN 978-0226899152 (paper)

Earlier editions
  • Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman (1981, 1985, 1989), New York: HarperCollins (1989, 1994), New York: Longman (1997, 2000, 2003), Toronto: Longman (2005), New York: Pearson Longman (2005)
  • Style : The Basics of Clarity and Grace. New York: Longman (2003)
  • Style: Toward Clarity and Grace. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (1990) with two chapters coauthored by Gregory G. Colomb

Translations

Russian (2003, 2005)

On-line reviews
  • Review of Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (1990) by J. Bradford DeLong
  • Review of Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (1990) by Susan Stepney

Notes
  1. Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (9th Edition) pg 4.
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