The New Oxford Book of English Prose by Gross, John

The New Oxford Book of English Prose

This book--unique in its international scope--gathers together those rare jewels of the English language that take plain...
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The New Oxford Book of English Prose by Gross, John

The New Oxford Book of English Prose

CHF 29.58

The New Oxford Book of English Prose

CHF 29.58
Author: John Gross
Format: Paperback
Language: English
This book--unique in its international scope--gathers together those rare jewels of the English language that take plain prose to artistic heights. Beginning with Sir Thomas Malory and ending with Kazuo Ishiguro, this anthology chronologically traces the evolution of prose. It shows how it
gained confidence and extended its range in the late seventeenth century, and then how, in the eighteenth century, it dispensed with the ornate style of literary giants like Milton and Donne in favor of more concise and compact modern style. The material included in this anthology is literary, but
literary, as the editor states in the introduction, is not the narrow term that it is often made to beit embraces an enormous range of experience and response. The New Oxford Book of English Prose pays tribute to literature's vibrant diversity by offering glimpses of master craftsmanship from around
the globe. Included here are excerpts from writers of such varied backgrounds as Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Vladimir Nabokov, and Mulk Raj Anand. From the eloquent political treatises of Burke to the bold narrative strokes of Herman Melville, readers will find that the selections contained
within this volume superbly illustrate the expressive powers of prose

Author: John Gross
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/30/2000
Pages: 1056
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.49lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.48w x 1.94d
ISBN: 9780192830005

About the Author

John Gross is former editor of the TLS and currently theatre critic of the Sunday Telegraph, and reviews widely. He has previously edited the Oxford Books of Aphorisms (1983), Essays (1991), and Comic Verse (1994).



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