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William Strunk Jr. (1869–1946)

Autore di The Elements of Style

28 opere 23,302 membri 218 recensioni 4 preferito

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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.

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The Elements of Style (1959) 19,885 copie

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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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ISBN
173
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