The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary

The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations

Have you ever found yourself grasping in vain for that ideal descriptive word lost somewhere within the misty recesses of your vocabulary? Or felt frustrated that an oddly shaped structure or pretty setting you wished to portray in writing didn't quite translate clearly to paper?
If the answer to either of these questions is yes, then The Describer's Dictionary is exactly the book you need. Open it, and you have not only just the right words butâ‚¬â€¢bringing them to lifeâ‚¬â€¢stellar literary examples of descriptive writing as well.

The Dictionary concern itself with the observable, from shapes to buildings to human beings. "Referably" organized, the book uses a handy reverse, definition-to-term format that makes it easy to zero in on the term you're seeking. For example, look up "Noses" to find "aquiline," "leptorrhine," and "snub-nosed." And as an inspiration to any writerâ‚¬â€¢showing how it's done by the bestâ‚¬â€¢hundreds of colorful and evocative descriptive passages from such diverse authors as Dickens, Darwin, and Updike appear on facing pages, making this a singularly and richly different kind of reference book.

The craft of description lives in literature, conversation, journalism, and personal letters. For help in painting pictures with the English language, The Desciber's Dictionary is one of the most indispensable reference tools you can own.
Country USA
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber new-Nov09usbook-2017-c064641
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393312652
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	new-Nov09usbook-2017-c064641
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780393312652
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations

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