The Elements of Style Illustrated

The Elements of Style Illustrated
by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White

The Elements of Style Illustrated
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Author: E.B. White, William Strunk Jr.
Illustrator: Maira Kalman
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-28
ISBN: 0143112724
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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  • ISBN13: 9780143112723
  • Condition: New
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Book Review: Fresh edition of a classic text, deliciously illustrated and designed
Summary: 5 Stars

A friend gave me this illustrated edition of Strunk and White's classic a few years ago. I have been grateful ever since, and have tried to return the favor by giving it as a gift to others in my turn. (It's a rare and happy moment in any writer's life when she gets to give a guide to proper grammar that recipients will actually welcome with a smile.)

I would never have thought that this book needed illustration; in fact, I think I would have wondered what in the world the illustrations could possibly be represent. Yet Kalman's images work with it effortlessly, perhaps because they offer a counterpoint to the prose rather than an attempt to depict it literally. I didn't see the "exuberant, rioutously colorful" quality referenced in "booklover 10's" review here on Amazon; though they are certainly colorful, the images seem more subtle than that to me, always whimsical but sometimes a bit plaintive, if also sometimes obviously funny. Much of the appeal of this particular marriage of authors and illustrator is the disjunction between the text's emphasis on detail and accuracy and Kalman's deliberately naive and simplified (yet always resonant) renderings.

I guess you could say that I've had to do an about-face: hard as it was to imagine the book with illustrations before this edition, I now find it almost impossible to imagine it without them. This book also inspired me to explore some of Kalman's other work; those who enjoyed the illustrations here may also find her And the Pursuit of Happinessand The Principles of Uncertaintya pleasure, as I did.

Summary of The Elements of Style Illustrated

The only style manual ever to appear on bestseller lists has explained to millions of readers the basic principles of plain English. The book's mantra-make every word tell-is still on point. Whether seventeen or seventy, this much-loved classic, now in its fourth edition, will forever be the go-to guide when in need of a hint on how to make a turn of phrase clearer, or a reminder on how to enliven prose with the active voice. Kalman's exquisite illustrations give the revered work a jolt of new energy, making the learning experience more colorful and clear. The Elements of Style Illustrated will come to be known as the definitive, must-have edition.

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