THE PHILOSOPHY OF STYLE. By Herbert Spencer CONTENTS PART I. CAUSES OF FORCE IN LANGUAGE WHICH DEPEND UPON ECONOMY OF THE MENTAL ENERGIES i. The Principle of Economy ii. Economy in the Use of Words iii. The Principle of Economy applied to Sentences iv. The Principle of Economy applied to Figures v. Suggestion as a Means of Economy vi. The Effect of Poetry explained PART II. CAUSES OF FORCE IN LANGUAGE WHICH DEPEND UPON ECONOMY OF THE MENTAL SENSIBILITIES i. The Law of Mental Exhaustion and Repair ii. Explanation of Climax, Antithesis, and Anticlimax iii. Need of Variety iv. The Ideal Writer CONTENTS OF VOL. I. PAGE THE DEVELOPMENT HYPOTHESIS 1 PROGRESS: ITS LAW AND CAUSE 8 TRANSCENDENTAL PH…
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