William Strunk Jr. (1869–1946)
Autore di The Elements of Style
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William Strunk Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 1, 1869. He received a bachelor's degree at the University of Cincinnati in 1890 and Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1896. He taught English at Cornell University for forty-six years. He wrote two books: The Elements of Style, which was later mostra altro published under the title The Elements and Practice of Composition, and English Metres. He was also an editor and edited important works by such authors as William Shakespeare, John Dryden, and James Fenimore Cooper. He served as a literary consultant to the 1936 MGM film version of Romeo and Juliet. He died on September 26, 1946. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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(eng) The Elements of Style was later edited and expanded by E.B. White and is now often referred to as 'Strunk and White'. This page is for the author William Strunk, Jr., alone - please do not combine with the page for Strunk and White, or E.B. White.
Opere di William Strunk Jr.
The Elements of Style Workbook: Writing Strategies with Grammar Book (Writing Workbook Featuring New Lessons on Writing… (2017) 53 copie
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. & How To Speak And Write Correctly by Joseph Devlin - Special Edition (2006) 11 copie
THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE. WITH REVISIONS, AN INTROD., AND A CHAPTER ON WRITING BY E. B. WHITE (1972) 7 copie
William Strunk, Jr. THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE 1959 Macmillan Co., NY Early BCE [Hardcover] unknown 4 copie
W.Strunk.'s E. B. White's The Elements of Style (The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition… (2008) 3 copie
The Elements of Reasoning 2 copie
Elements of Style 1 copia
English metres 1 copia
The Juliana of Cynewulf. — A cura di — 1 copia
The Element of Style 1 copia
The elments of style 1 copia
The Elements of Fucking Style 1 copia
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- Nome canonico
- William Strunk Jr.
- Altri nomi
- Strunk, William Jr.
- Data di nascita
- 1869-07-01
- Data di morte
- 1946-09-26
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, New York, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Ithaca, New York, USA
- Istruzione
- University of Cincinnati (BA | 1890)
Cornell University (Ph.D. | 1896) - Attività lavorative
- professor (English)
writer - Relazioni
- Strunk, W. Oliver (son)
White, E.B. (student) - Organizzazioni
- Cornell University
- Breve biografia
- William Strunk, Jr., and his wife had two sons and a daughter. E.B. White praised Strunk's work The Elements of Style, usually referred to as "Strunk & White", as a "43-page summation of the case for cleanliness, accuracy, and brevity in the use of English" that has not been surpassed in the decades since it was first published.
- Nota di disambiguazione
- The Elements of Style was later edited and expanded by E.B. White and is now often referred to as 'Strunk and White'. This page is for the author William Strunk, Jr., alone - please do not combine with the page for Strunk and White, or E.B. White.
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