The New Oxford Book of English ProseJohn Gross Oxford University Press, 1998 - 1012 sidor Prose, strictly defined, is the ordinary form of spoken or written language. Examples of solid prose are not difficult to come by: a well argued legal judgment, a lucid scientific paper, or a readily grasped set of technical instructions. Inspired prose, however, is a much rarer thing. In The New Oxford Book of English Prose, John Gross has gathered together those rare jewels of the English language that take plain prose to artistic heights. The pared-down style of Hemingway didnt happen overnight. Beginning with Sir Thomas Malory and ending with Kazuo Ishiguro, this anthology chronologically traces the evolution of prose, which gained confidence and extended its range in the late seventeenth century. It wasnt until the eighteenth century, however, that the ornate style of literary giants like Milton and Donne gave way to prose that was recognizably modern. The material included in this anthology is literary, but literary, as the editor states in the introduction, is not the narrow term that it is often made to beit embraces an enormous range of experience and response. The New Oxford Book of English Prose pays tribute to literatures vibrant diversity by offering glimpses of master craftsmanship from around the globe. Included here are excerpts from writers of such varied backgrounds as Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Vladimir Nabokov, and Mulk Raj Anand. From the eloquent political treatises of Burke to the bold narrative strokes of Herman Melville, readers will find that the selections contained within this volume superbly illustrate the expressive powers of prose. |
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... dark and misty autumnal air , and got to the seacoast time enough to be at the sun's levee . I saw the clouds and dark vapours open gradually to right and left , rolling over one another in great smoky wreaths , and the tide ( as it ...
... dark and misty autumnal air , and got to the seacoast time enough to be at the sun's levee . I saw the clouds and dark vapours open gradually to right and left , rolling over one another in great smoky wreaths , and the tide ( as it ...
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... dark , black bearded , pas- sionate in the extreme and at every minute ; rather small but very broad shouldered and long in the arm . Speaking English he had so strong a French accent that few who did not know him well could understand ...
... dark , black bearded , pas- sionate in the extreme and at every minute ; rather small but very broad shouldered and long in the arm . Speaking English he had so strong a French accent that few who did not know him well could understand ...
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... dark three men came for me . It had seemed a chance to get away , but one held me all the time . I cursed my littleness . Our march crossed the railway , where were six tracks , besides the sidings of the engine- shop . We went through ...
... dark three men came for me . It had seemed a chance to get away , but one held me all the time . I cursed my littleness . Our march crossed the railway , where were six tracks , besides the sidings of the engine- shop . We went through ...
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