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George D. Gopen
Professor of the Practice Emeritus of English
English
ggopen@duke.edu
Box 90015, Durham, NC 27708-0015
3415 Stoneybrook Drive, Durham, NC 27705
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Selected Publications
CCISSR (Color Coding for the Interpretation of Syntactic and Substantive Relationships): The Perfect Way to Teach Legal Writing.
Journal Article
The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute
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2007
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Writing Clear and Effective Legal Prose: Lesson # 3: When to Use the Passive
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Law Practice
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August 2006
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Writing Clear and Effective Legal Prose: Lesson # 2: How to Indicate to Your Reader the Most Important Words in a Sentence
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Law Practice
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June 2006
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Writing Clear and Effective Legal Prose: Lesson # 1: "Where’s the Beef?".
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Law Practice
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April 2006
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A Tribute to Joseph Williams on the Occasion of His Being Presented with the Golden Pen Award by the Legal Writing Institute.
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Journal of the Legal Writitng Institute
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2006
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"The Music of the Mind: Structure and Substance in William Morris’s The Water of the Wondrous Isles."
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Journal of William Morris Studies XVI
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2005
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"The Phantom Narrator Revealed: Performing the Final Song of Schubert’s Winterreise."
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SSUSA Newsletter (the newsletter of The Schubert Society of the USA), 3
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2005
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"The Noble Style of Thomas Delony: Prose Rhythm as an Indication of Character."
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2005
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The Noble Style of Thomas Deloney: Prose Rhythm as an Indication of Character.
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Imaginaries
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2005
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Why So Many Bright Students and So Many Dull Papers?: Peer Responded Journals as a Partial Solution to the Problem of Fake Audience."
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The WAC journal
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2005
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Expectations: Teaching Writing from the Reader’s Perspective
Book
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2004
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A Sense of Structure: Writing From a Reader’s Perspective
Book
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2004
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The Music of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets
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Ars Lyrica
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2003
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Review of Leah Ceccarelli’s Shaping Science with Rhetoric: The Cases of Dobzhansky, Schrodinger, and Wilson
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American Scientist
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May 2002
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Review of Robert L. Kindrick’s Henryson and the Medieval Arts of Rhetoric
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Studies in the Age of Chaucer
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1995
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The Professor and the Professionals: Teaching Writing to Lawyers and Judges
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Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute
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1991
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Legal Writing: A Bibliography
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Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute
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1991
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Controlling Contexts: Interpretation and Expert Testimony
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American Speech
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1991
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THE SCIENCE OF SCIENTIFIC WRITING
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AMERICAN SCIENTIST
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November 1, 1990
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What’s an Assignment Like You Doing in a Course Like This?: Writing To Learn Mathematics
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College Math Journal
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1990
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CCISSR (Color Coding for the Interpretation of Syntactic and Substantive Relationships): The Perfect Way to Teach Legal Writing.
Journal Article
The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute
·
2007
Cite
Writing Clear and Effective Legal Prose: Lesson # 3: When to Use the Passive
Journal Article
Law Practice
·
August 2006
Cite
Writing Clear and Effective Legal Prose: Lesson # 2: How to Indicate to Your Reader the Most Important Words in a Sentence
Journal Article
Law Practice
·
June 2006
Cite
Writing Clear and Effective Legal Prose: Lesson # 1: "Where’s the Beef?".
Journal Article
Law Practice
·
April 2006
Cite
A Tribute to Joseph Williams on the Occasion of His Being Presented with the Golden Pen Award by the Legal Writing Institute.
Journal Article
Journal of the Legal Writitng Institute
·
2006
Cite
"The Music of the Mind: Structure and Substance in William Morris’s The Water of the Wondrous Isles."
Journal Article
Journal of William Morris Studies XVI
·
2005
Cite
"The Phantom Narrator Revealed: Performing the Final Song of Schubert’s Winterreise."
Journal Article
SSUSA Newsletter (the newsletter of The Schubert Society of the USA), 3
·
2005
Cite
"The Noble Style of Thomas Delony: Prose Rhythm as an Indication of Character."
Journal Article
·
2005
Cite
The Noble Style of Thomas Deloney: Prose Rhythm as an Indication of Character.
Journal Article
Imaginaries
·
2005
Cite
Why So Many Bright Students and So Many Dull Papers?: Peer Responded Journals as a Partial Solution to the Problem of Fake Audience."
Journal Article
The WAC journal
·
2005
Cite
Expectations: Teaching Writing from the Reader’s Perspective
Book
·
2004
Cite
A Sense of Structure: Writing From a Reader’s Perspective
Book
·
2004
Cite
The Music of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets
Journal Article
Ars Lyrica
·
2003
Cite
Review of Leah Ceccarelli’s Shaping Science with Rhetoric: The Cases of Dobzhansky, Schrodinger, and Wilson
Journal Article
American Scientist
·
May 2002
Cite
Review of Robert L. Kindrick’s Henryson and the Medieval Arts of Rhetoric
Journal Article
Studies in the Age of Chaucer
·
1995
Cite
The Professor and the Professionals: Teaching Writing to Lawyers and Judges
Journal Article
Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute
·
1991
Cite
Legal Writing: A Bibliography
Journal Article
Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute
·
1991
Cite
Controlling Contexts: Interpretation and Expert Testimony
Journal Article
American Speech
·
1991
Cite
THE SCIENCE OF SCIENTIFIC WRITING
Journal Article
AMERICAN SCIENTIST
·
November 1, 1990
Link to item
Cite
What’s an Assignment Like You Doing in a Course Like This?: Writing To Learn Mathematics
Journal Article
College Math Journal
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1990
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Review of John A. Alford’s Piers Plowman: A Glossary of Legal Diction
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Journal of English and Germanic Philology
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1990
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'PIERS PLOWMAN' - A GLOSSARY OF LEGAL DICTION - ALFORD,JA
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JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY
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1990
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Legal Writing from the Perspective of the Reader: An Approach That Works
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New Jersey Law Journal
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December 1989
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Review of Joseph A. Hornsby’s Chaucer and the Law
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Studies in the Age of Chaucer
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1989
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Theme and Variations: The Concept of Audience
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1988
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The State of Legal Writing: Res Ipsa Loquitur
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Michigan Law Review
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November 1987
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Robert Henryson’s Moral Fables
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1987
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The State of Legal Writing: Res Ipsa Loquitur
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University of Michigan Law Review
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1987
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PRIVATE GRIEF INTO PUBLIC ACTION + SHAKESPEARE - THE RHETORIC OF JOHN-OF-GAUNT IN 'RICHARD II'
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STUDIES IN PHILOLOGY
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1987
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Let the Buyer in the Ordinary Course of Business Beware: Suggestions for Revising the Prose of the Uniform Commercial Code
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The University of Chicago Law Review
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1987
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The English Teacher and English Song: A Sequel
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College English
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December 1985
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The Essential Seriousness of Robert Henryson’s Moral Fables: A Study in Structure
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Studies in Philology
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1985
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The English Teacher and English Song: A Sequel
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College English
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1985
A discography of English and American poetry set to music and available on recordings. ...
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THE ESSENTIAL SERIOUSNESS OF HENRYSON,ROBERT 'MORAL FABLES' - A STUDY IN STRUCTURE
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STUDIES IN PHILOLOGY
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1985
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Rhyme and Reason: Why the Study of Poetry Is the Best Preparation for the Study of Law
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College English
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April 1984
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Perceiving Structure: Teaching Writing at Law Schools
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Harvard Law School Bulletin
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1984
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Every Spring a New Haystack: A Method for the Annual Evaluation of New Composition Textbooks
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Writing Program Administration
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1984
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A Rare Book’s Odyssey
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Antiquarian Book Monthly Review
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1983
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Review of Henrik Specht’s Chaucer’s Franklin in the Canterbury Tales
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Journal of English and Germanic Philology
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1983
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CHAUCER FRANKLIN IN THE 'CANTERBURY TALES' - THE SOCIAL AND LITERARY BACKGROUND OF A CHAUCERIAN CHARACTER - SPECHT,H
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JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY
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1983
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Writing from a Legal Perspective
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1981
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Prostitution and the Writing Consultant: A View of a View
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1981
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A Course in Composition for Pre-Law Students
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Journal of Legal Education
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1978
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COMPOSITION COURSE FOR PRE-LAW STUDENTS
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JOURNAL OF LEGAL EDUCATION
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January 1, 1978
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A Question of Cash and Credit: Writing Programs at Law Schools
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Journal of Contemporary Law
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1977
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Translation of Notes on the Cosmic Bestiary of the Edda and the Rig Veda
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1973
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