The Imaginative Argument: A Practical Manifesto for Writers - Second Edition

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Imaginative Argument: A Practical Manifesto for Writers - Second Edition
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Frank L. Cioffi
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:344
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreCreative writing and creative writing guides
ISBN/Barcode 9780691174457
ClassificationsDewey:808.042
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Edition 2nd Revised edition
Illustrations 3 b/w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 11 December 2017
Publication Country United States

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

Author Biography

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 Gda?sk in Poland. His books include One Day in the Life of the English Language (Princeton).

Reviews

"Particularly helpful offers sound suggestions. . . . [These] are pointers all writers can use."---Erika Dreifus, The Writer