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Read's book describes the basic elements of composition and rhetoric: narrative form, eloquence, rhythm, and other important elements of what he asserts is valuable, worthwhile prose. The book is clearly dated, but it will be of especial interest to those studying works published before the Modernist movement in literature. - Summary by KevinS (8 hr 45 min)

Chapters

Introduction

17:05

Read by KevinS

Words

28:04

Read by Brize C

Epithets

21:35

Read by KevinS

Metaphors

22:35

Read by George Banfield

The Sentences

51:40

Read by Brize C

The Paragraph

42:21

Read by Brize C

Arrangement

27:50

Read by Cbteddy

Rhetoric

7:06

Read by KevinS

Exposition

25:35

Read by czandra

Narrative, Section 1

45:04

Read by TriciaG

Narrative, Section 2

38:47

Read by czandra

Fantasy

37:36

Read by TriciaG

Imagery and Invention

22:40

Read by czandra

Intelligence

29:00

Read by czandra

Personality

22:40

Read by ShrimpPhish

Eloquence

43:18

Read by Owlivia

Tradition

33:17

Read by KevinS

Conclusion

8:48

Read by KevinS