The Imaginative Argument: A Practical Manifesto for Writers - Second Edition
(Paperback, Second Edition)
Publishing Details
The Imaginative Argument: A Practical Manifesto for Writers - Second Edition
By (Author) Frank L. Cioffi
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
19th February 2018
Second Edition
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Language learning: writing skills
808.042
Physical Properties
Paperback
344
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
539g
Description
More than merely a writing text, The Imaginative Argument offers writers instruction on how to use their imaginations to improve their prose. Cioffi shows writers how they can enliven argument--the organizing rubric of all persuasive writing--by drawing on emotion, soul, and creativity, the wellsprings of imagination. While Cioffi suggests that arg
Reviews
"Particularly helpful [and] offers sound suggestions. . . . [These] are pointers all writers can use."---Erika Dreifus, The Writer
Author Bio
Frank L. Cioffi is professor of English at Baruch College, CUNY. He has taught writing and literature at Eastern New Mexico University, Central Washington University, Scripps College, Princeton University, and the University of Gdask in Poland. His books include One Day in the Life of the English Language (Princeton).
