Since the Renaissance, what has been considered the "best" style of writing has always been connected with the dominant cultural agenda of the time. In this book, Kathryn Flannery offers a demystifying perspective on theorists who have argued for an essential distinction between "content" and "style," and focuses on the importance of understanding written prose style as a cultural asset. She addresses the development of prose criticism, the evolution of English teaching, the history of Francis Bacon and Richard Hooker's writing, and a modern discourse on stylistics.
| ISBN: | 9780822955252 |
| Publication date: | 15th January 1995 |
| Author: | Kathryn T Flannery |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture |
| Genres: |
Literary theory |