Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur. 1916. On the Art of Writing

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It amounts to this—Literature is not a mere Science, to be studied; but an Art, to be practised.

Sir Arthur
Quiller-Couch

On the Art of Writing

Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge, 1913–1914

Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

This renowned critic, scholar and educational reformer speaks on the artistic and vital nature of language as well as the skills needed both to convey and receive the written word.

CONTENTS

Bibliographic Record Preface

TO JOHN HAY LOBBAN

CAMBRIDGE: UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1916
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2000

Inaugural
The Practice of Writing
On the Difference between Verse and Prose
On the Capital Difficulty of Verse
Interlude: On Jargon
On the Capital Difficulty of Prose
Some Principles Reaffirmed
On the Lineage of English Literature (I)
On the Lineage of English Literature (II)
English Literature in Our Universities (I)
English Literature in Our Universities (II)
On Style

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