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ERIC Number: EJ249813
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Sep
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Mistaking Subject Matter for Style.
Sloan, Gary
College English, v43 n5 p502-07 Sep 1981
Offers evidence suggesting that the styles of famous authors--and probably most writers--are less distinctive than popular opinion allows. Proposes tentative hypotheses concerning the convergence of fundamental styles and the confusion in distinguishing between style and subject matter. (RL)
Descriptors: Authors, Higher Education, Identification, Literary Styles, Professors, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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