Virgil Thomson was one of the great stylists in American English prose. His writing has a homespun quality, balancing eloquent phrasing with colloquial lingo. It is a pleasure to read – it has a tone and what writers call a strong voice – and it...
BY TIMOTHY MANGAN, Orange County Register: Entertainment
Fri, 10/17/2014 - 11:48am
Virgil Thomson was one of the great stylists in American English prose. His writing has a homespun quality, balancing eloquent phrasing with colloquial lingo. It is a pleasure to read – it has a tone and what writers call a strong voice – and it...