Great legal writing : lessons from literature /: lessons from literature. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Max Barrett.
• Authors: Barrett, Max
• Contents: Foreword 91. Lawrence 15On morality, aesthetics and other matters1. Writing engagingly 152. Didacticism and the ‘art’ of writing 173. Moralising 184. Detachment 195. Writing intelligently, coherently and honestly 21Key propositions 232. Besant 25On the ‘laws’ of fiction and other matters1. Writing engagingly 252. Sympathy and writing 273. Selection in writing 274. Elevation of mind 275. ‘Laws’ of writing 28Key propositions 353. Conrad 37On bringing light to truth and other matters1. Bringing light to truth 372. Different author types 383. Emotion, morality and writing 394. Pursuit of truth 40Key propositions 414. Crawford 43On moralising, flippancy and other matters1. Types of text 432. Purpose of text 443. Effect of writing 464. Moralising 475. Flippant and colloquial writing 486. Self-discipline 497. Brevity, simplicity, etc 518. Illusion, truth and writing 539. Realising the author’s conception 5310. Using foreign words 5411. Digression 5512. Life experience and writing 5513. Amusement/humour in writing 5614. The ethics of writing 5715. Sympathy 57Key propositions 595. De Maupassant 61On honesty, simplicity and other matters1. Originality 612. Expectations as to form 623. The pursuit of truth 634. Detachment 645. Exactness and carefulness 656. Using simple vocabulary 67Key propositions 686. De Quincey 71On style and other matters1. Style and writing 712. Why is style important? 733. Writing versus speech 734. Carelessness in writing 745. Media influence on language 786. Unduly long or conditional sentences 807. Using foreign words 818. Different aspects of style 829. Punctuation 8310. Footnotes 8411. Repetition and brevity 85Key propositions 867. Forster 89On the text as a story and other matters1. Legal texts as stories 892. Writing engagingly 903. Writing and voice 934. Detachment 985. Plot and writing 996. Writing a conclusion 1017. Different types of writer 1028. Patterns in writing and writing models 104Key propositions 1068. Hardy 107On sincerity, originality and other matters1. Sincerity 1072. Originality 1083. Detachment 1104. ‘Laws’ of writing 1125. Hardy’s observations summarised 1146. Carelessness in writing 115Key propositions 1169. The Hawthornes 119On theme, tone, truth, the task of writing and other matters1. Plainness and simplicity 1192. Tone 1203. Morality and writing 1224. Writing models and formulae 1245. The steps to writing a text 1256. The ‘art’ of writing 1277. Writing powerfully 1288. Transcendent text 1299. Types of writer 13010. Some common failures in writing 13311. Legal texts as national literature 13912. Writing engagingly 14013. Condescension and children 14514. What makes a good writer? 147Key propositions 14910. Hazlitt 151On pedantry, insight, jargon and other matters1. Pedantry 1512. Reading other texts 1523. Jargon 1544. Using foreign words 157Key propositions 15811. James 159On the art and duty of writing, humour and other matters1. The ‘art’ of writing 1592. Task of the writer 1623. Amusement, humour and didacticism in writing 1634. Superabundant judgments 1675. Writing engagingly 1726. Avoiding ornamental writing 1777. Writing engagingly, recounting facts 1798. Types of writing 1819. Style and freedom in writing 185Key propositions 18712. Stevenson 189On composition, pattern, sound and other matters1. Vocabulary, word choice and grammar 1892. Composing a text 1983. Style 2004. Key elements of style 2035. Patterns in writing and writing models 2046. ‘Sound’ in writing 2057. What to include or omit 207Key propositions 20913. Trollope 211On literary quality, truth and the ‘rules’ of writing1. Artistry and writing 2112. Honesty in writing 2123. ‘Laws’ of writing 215Key propositions 21814. Woolf 221On quality in writing, ‘rules’ of writing and other matters1. Weaknesses of modern writing 2212. Lifeless writing 2373. Forms of writing 2374. Honesty and writing 2395. Stream of consciousness 2406. Concision in writing 2437. ‘Rules’ of writing 2448. Long words and opening words 2449. Writing engagingly 245Key propositions 252Afterword: Towards a code of good legal writing 255Appendix: Writing for the young and vulnerable 269Table of cases 283Index 285About the author 291About Globe Law and Business 293
• Publisher Details: London : Globe Law and Business
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Subjects: 808.06634; Legal composition
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781787429505; 9781787429512
• Related ISBNs: 9781787429499
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