How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One

How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One

<p>“Like a long periodic sentence, this book rumbles along, gathers steam, shifts gears, and packs a wallop."<br /> -Roy Blount Jr. <br /> <br />“Language lovers will flock to this homage to great writing."<br />-<em>Booklist </em></p><p>Outspoken <em>New York Times</em> columnist Stanley Fish offers an entertaining, erudite analysis of language and rhetoric in this delightful celebration of the written word. Drawing on a wide range of  great writers, from Philip Roth to Antonin Scalia to Jane Austen and beyond, Fish's <em>How to Write a Sentence </em>is much more than a writing manual-it is a penetrating exploration into the art and craft of sentences.<br /></p>