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IT'S A CRIME- Raymond Chandler and Ian Rankin – a comparison of style
In this essay, I will compare the authorial style of detective fiction writers, Ian Rankin and Raymond Chandler, by examining the texts of The Big Sleep, featuring private detective, Phillip Marlowe, first published in 1939, and Fleshmarket Close, featuring police detective, John Rebus, published in 2005. With reference to different narrative theories, I will describe how the role of discourse in narratives can impact on their meaning, and consider the discursive strategies u
Sep 1420 min read
Ted Stanley Releases 'Words That Moved a Nation,' a New Study of Persuasive Rhetoric
Ted Stanley's new book, "Words That Moved a Nation," traces the ancient rhetorical techniques behind speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy and shows how the same tools built persuasion, for good and ill, from ancient Greece to today's speechwriters. (LOUTH, England, September 2026) — Dr. Ted Stanley, a writer, lecturer, and media presenter, has released a new book, "Words That Moved a Nation: King and Kennedy, the Power of Persuasion in Public Life," examinin
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