… In this editorial, we argue for brevity rather than verbosity. First, it is instructive to draw
analogies with the short story, as opposed to the epic novel. Boyd (2005, p.238) writes that “there …

… attempt to interpret the lives of American Loyalists or of any but the most notable Founding
… Most of the leading figures of the revolutionary era are known by virtue of the part they took …

… But what were the meaning and the significance of the term brevity in these contexts? The
purpose of this … First, then, let us examine brevity as one of the three virtues of the narratio. …

… perspective (given the “brevity” of the time allowed for this talk… I hope the rest of the paper
will lend support: that brevity is never … , the six parts of a formal oration, and the three virtues of …

… Brevity brings benefits to both signallers and receivers in … the generality of the law of brevity.
Our study of two additional species does not support the hypothesis that the law of brevity is …

… , accuracy, and poignancy (to meet the space considerations of where it is published) such
that the moral is still well told. We can learn much about the virtues and principles exemplified …

… I came as near to the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, … too abstract when pondering
the need for brevity in scientific … Brevity as a virtue should permeate all major sections of an …

… I will point out, however, that the right kind of brevity has always been linked, not just with
communicative efficiency in the abstract, but also with personal virtue: manly goodness and …

… the short story, by virtue of its brevity, has allowed for a" perversion" of traditional narrative
patterns. His answer is, basically, yes, and he illustrates this point through a brief presentation …

… , we have examined the nature and functions of brevity and the means for securing it. We
saw how, and probably why, the concept developed, first as a virtue of the narratlo. then as a …