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Tables of Contents for The Sound on the Page
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction: The Argument
xi
PART I STYLE FROM THE OUTSIDE: THEORY
The History of an Idea
3
23
Interlude---Quotes on Style
22
4
Writing, Speech, and the Middle Style
26
20
Interlude---``Looking for a Click in My Head'': Music and Style
43
3
A Field Guide to Styles
46
31
Interlude---Engendering Style
72
5
``Style Is the Man Himself'': Style and Personality
77
28
PART II STYLE FROM THE INSIDE: PRACTICE
Finding a Voice, Finding a Style
105
25
Interlude---Progress in Works
124
6
What Writers Talk About When They Talk About Style
130
26
Interlude---Blindfold Test
150
6
Consistency and Change
156
10
Style According to Form
166
58
By Way of Advice
224
19
Appendix
243
8
Interviewees
243
8
Credits and Permissions
251
2
Acknowledgments
253
2
Index
255