Philosophy of Style

by Herbert Spencer

3 chapters1h 26mEnglish1862

About this book

“The Philosophy of Style,” explored a growing trend of formalist approaches to writing. Highly focused on the proper placement and ordering of the parts of an English sentence, [Spencer] created a guide for effective composition. Spencer’s aim was to free prose writing from as much "friction and inertia" as possible, so that the reader would not be slowed by strenuous deliberations concerning the proper context and meaning of a sentence. [Wikipedia]

Chapters (3)

1Causes of Force in Language which Depend Upon Economy of the Mental Energies Sec. 1

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2Causes of Force in Language which Depend Upon Economy of the Mental Energies Sec. 2

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3Causes of Force in Language which Depend Upon Economy of the Mental Sensibilities

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Philosophy of Style

About this book

Chapters (3)

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