The Philosophy of StyleThe Floating Press, 2009/04/01 - 45 ページ Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher and prominent social theorist of the Victorian era. In his work The Philosophy of Style he argues that written language should be as easy to understand as possible, allowing for the most effective and efficient possible communication. His suggestions for sentence structure supported ideas on formalist rhetoric. |
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III The Principle of Economy Applied to Sentences | 16 |
IV The Principle of Economy Applied to Figures | 33 |
V Suggestion as a Means of Economy | 44 |
VI The Effect of Poetry Explained | 47 |
PART II | 54 |
I The Law of Mental Exhaustion and Repair | 55 |
II Explanation of Climax Antithesis and Anticlimax | 58 |
III Need of Variety | 62 |
IV The Ideal Writer | 65 |
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abstract adjective and substantive alike Anticlimax Antithesis application arrangement of predicate ascribable bad weather brevity brown horse called carrying forward CAUSES OF FORCE clauses climax comparison complement complex composition conceived conception concrete concussions condition to effect conditions of effect conform conveyed deep roads DEPEND UPON ECONOMY Diana divisions effect produced embodied emotion employed Ephesians fatigue feeling figures of speech follows FORCE IN LANGUAGE forcible further gained habitually hearer Hence honour now given idea indirect infer journey's end LANGUAGE WHICH DEPEND law of effect less mental effort mental power Metaphor mind misconception modes of expression natural utterances partly perception phrase picture placed last poetry precede presented principal and subordinate Principle of Economy prose qualifying quoted realized recognize remarked result rhythmical Saturn Saxon English sentence sentiment sequence similarly simile small difficulty smallest number spontaneously structure style subordinate propositions suggested syllables things equal truth verb verbal vivid impression word black