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Spencer, HerbertPhilosophy of Style (April 28, 2007)

LibriVox recording of The Philosophy of Style, by Herbert Spencer, read by Gary Gilberd.

“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. (Summary from Wikipedia.)

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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
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Artist/Composer: Spencer, Herbert
Date: 2007-04-28
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: LibriVox; literature; audiobook; spencer; writing; style

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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