AMERICAN literature, excellent as it is by way of its poetry, is excellent much more by way of its prose. Received opinion, however, stands for the converse. Conscious that in emotion, invention, and ...

IN all study of English literature, if there be any one axiom which may be accepted without question, it is that the ultimate standard of English prose style is set by the King James version of the ...

Academic prose is rarely a straightforward read. Multi-clause sentences, passive-voiced verbs, parenthetical citations, specialized vocabulary — it’s no mystery why many students, and even some ...

A fine prose style, if we are veteran readers, and equal to it, affords one of the most delicious experiences in the whole world of art. It is so subtle and fastidious that it must be considered very ...

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Pen of Iron: American Prose and the King James Bible by Robert Alter (Princeton University Press, 2010) Invisible Conversations: Religion in the Literature of America edited by Roger Lundin (Baylor ...

It was recently reported that Robert Mueller is expected to release his final report, perhaps as soon as February. While I can’t predict the content, I can anticipate the prose style: a peculiar ...