The Fifteenth Edition is available in book form and as a subscription Website. The same content from"The Chicago Manual of Style" is in both versions. In the 1890s, a proofreader at the University of Chicago Press prepared a single sheet of typographic fundamentals intended as a guide for the University community. That sheet grew into a pamphlet, and the pamphlet grew into a book the first edition of the "Manual of Style," published in 1906. Now in its fifteenth edition, "The Chicago Manual of Style" the essential reference for authors, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, ... View More...
Perfect for the general reader of poetry, students and teachers of literature, and aspiring poets, All the Fun's in How You Say a Thing is a lively and comprehensive study of versification by one of our best contemporary practitioners of traditional poetic forms. Emphasizing both the coherence and the diversity of English metrical practice from Chaucer's time to ours, Timothy Steele explains how poets harmonize the fixed units of meter with the variable flow of idiomatic speech, and examines the ways in which poets have used meter, rhyme, and stanza to communicate and enhance meaning. Steele i... View More...
In writing, style matters. Our favorite writers often entertain, move, and inspire us less by what they say than by how they say it. In The Sound on the Page, acclaimed author, teacher, and critic Ben Yagoda offers practical and incisive help for students on developing and discovering their own writing style and voice. This wonderfully rich and readable book features interviews with more than 40 of our most important authors discussing their literary style, including: Dave Barry - Harold Bloom - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer - Bill Bryson - Michael Chabon - Andrei Codrescu - Junot D a... View More...
