书名：The Elements of Style (Dover Language Guides)风格的要素(原始版) 

作者：William Strunk Jr 

出版社名称：Dover Publications Inc. 

出版时间：2005

语种：英语 

ISBN：9780486447988 

商品尺寸：14 x 0.6 x 21 cm

包装：平装

页数：64（以实物为准）

本书是英文写作指导的经典，不只是欧美学生英文作文课老师指定必读书，也是全球学习英文的学生和写作者的必备参考书。

威廉．史壮克是美国康乃尔大学知名英语文学教授，《英文写作风格的要素》是他在康乃尔大学教授写作课程时所用的讲义，在学生间广为流传，1918年出版后洛阳纸贵。

他认为写作时应当言简意赅，避免冗长的叙述与赘字。书中提供的英文用法和写作要素至今依然是经典之作，即使是有经验的作家，或是以英语为母语的写作者，都仍奉本书为圭臬。

书中详细解说英语文法应用、写作技巧，以及一般人在写作中常犯的错误等，对于有心学习英文写作的人，是非常实用的工具书。

You know the authors’ names. You recognize the title. You’ve probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered. This book’s unique tone, wit and charm have conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. Use the fourth edition of ”the little book” to make a big impact with writing.

The original edition of the most trusted writer's guide to American English, this is the book that generations of writers have relied upon for timeless advice on grammar, diction, syntax, sentence construction, and other writing essentials. In brief and concise terms, author William Strunk, Jr., identifies the principal requirements of proper American English style and concentrates on the most often violated rules of composition.

Originally published in 1918, this authoritative and engagingly written manual retains its immediacy and relevance. Strunk begins with the basic rules of usage, offering accessible explanations of correct punctuation and grammar. His advice on the principles of composition cites concrete examples of how to maintain clarity by eliminating redundancy and unnecessary embellishment. In addition, Strunk provides valuable pointers on avoiding common errors in the usage of words and expressions, and in spelling. The greatest book of its kind, this volume is a must for any student or writer.

威廉·史壮克（William Strunk Jr., 1869-1946），康乃尔大学英语系教授，以著有畅销英文写作指导书《英文写作风格的要素》（The Elements of Style）而闻名。1918年，本书以私人出版形式发行，主要用于课堂教学所需。久而久之，经过学生口耳相传，逐渐在康乃尔大学校园成为人人熟知的英文写作指南经典。

本书开宗明义，阐述构成英文写作风格的基本要素，以及写作时经常误用的规则和用法，希望学习者在使用时能够得到明确的提点，也希望让教学者在教学时能方便引用，裨益于英文写作的教学与学习。

史壮克1890年于辛辛那提大学取得学士学位，1896年获得康乃尔大学博士学位。在康乃尔大学历经46年教学生涯，共撰写了两本英语相关著作，除本书之外，另一本是1922年由康乃尔大学出版的《英语的格律》。同时，史壮克教授因编辑整理了莎士比亚、约翰．德莱登和詹姆士．菲尼莫．库柏等人的经典作品而声名远播，因此在1936年受邀担任米高梅电影《罗密欧与茱丽叶》的文学顾问。

史壮克教授于1946年去世，至今《英文写作风格的要素》全球销量已超过了千万本，被无数英文写作者、教授英文的老师，以及大学新鲜人奉为圭臬。

William Strunk, Jr. first used his own book, The Elements of Style, in 1919 for his English 8 course at Cornell University. The book was published in 1935 by Oliver Strunk.

E. B. White was a student in Professor Strunk’s class at Cornell, and used “the little book” for himself. Commissioned by Macmillan to revise Strunk’s book, White edited the 1959 and 1972 editions of The Elements of Style.