Sentences with phrase «great works of»

If publishers disappeared tomorrow, writers would continue to write great works of fiction and non-fiction.

I'm sure this will all get sorted out over time, as more editions become available for great works of classic literature.

Many of our earlier great works of literature were self - published and the world is better for it.

Now that he has discovered his love of fiction he has brought the Alexander Cypher and has plans to continue bringing great works of historical fiction.

To put our collection of e-readers through their paces, we downloaded one of the great works of Western literature that we've somehow never found time to read: Leo Tolstoy's monumental novel War and Peace.

We studied great works of literature, and modern breakthrough novels.

But it's not just a shopping engine — it can scan business cards, name shows and movies on TV, and even identify great works of art.

What is currently perceived to be the Russian literary tradition is simply a reflection of the great works of writers of the 19th and mid 20th Centuries.

We believe we serve our community best by publishing great works of varying aesthetics side by side, subverting the notion that writers & artists exist in vacuums, apart from the culture in which they reside and outside the realm & understanding of other camps & aesthetics.

Comment: As you probably know, Pessl structured Special Topics in Calamity Physics, her first novel, around the syllabus of a Great Works of Literature class - the sort of course that a prestigious 4 - year college might offer.

Structured around a syllabus for a Great Works of Literature class and containing ironic visual aids (drawn by the author), Pessl's debut novel is complex yet compelling, erudite yet accessible.

During his long life Michelangelo created numerous great works of art.

Book - lovers simply seal themselves inside, strip down to their underwear, pick up a cold slice of pizza, and start downloading the great works of literature... It's all the fun and isolation of home, with the inconvenience of a 20 - minute car ride.

... A masterpiece that will be mentioned with the great works of fantasy.»

Still, I enjoyed Flavorwire's list of 10 Great Works of Literature for America's 10 Most Literate Cities.

Along the way, we meet foolish kings and innocent monks, fabled saints and great works of art, shrewd Norman raiders, strong tribal leaders, poets, politicians, and lovers.

It is a magnificently crafted page - turner, a testimony to how and why great works of art can affect us to the point of obsession.

(AP)-- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday it has struck a deal that will give it exclusive rights to sell some of the great works of 20th century literature in electronic form.

Of course, the story will be much easier to follow if the reader has a sense of these artists, but for those who are not up on their art history, the book is loaded with full - color reproductions of some of the great works of art that are mentioned in the story.

Like kimk above, my church is now largely in nature, yet even museums, among great works of art, in symphony halls amid great musical works, and theaters, where great dramatic pieces are enacted, I find the spirit.

Marisha Pessl discusses her first novel, Special Topics in Calamity Physics, which is structured around the syllabus of a Great Works of Literature class, and what inspired her to write it.

These study guides help your high school student get the most out of great works of British Literature.

Many great works of literature are available for free as well as some trash.

Emil Ferris» My Favorite Thing is Monsters is a beautiful, intricately designed graphic novel, and stands as one of the great works of the medium.

They are not looking for great works of art.

Balliett has devised a best - selling formula that works — kids solving mysteries involving great works of art — but each time she varies the art form, so that each...

Among the many pleasures found in The Swan Thieves are Kostova's exquisite descriptions of paintings and the window she gives the reader into the world of painting, including all of its grueling physical labors along with the exhilaration that results when inspiration and execution create great works of art.

When we view great works of art, we're naturally drawn to ask how the artist conveyed emotions and messages and made certain aesthetic choices.

Montana School Boards Association and its education partners, who make up the Montana Public Education Center, publish annually The Great Works of Montana's Public Schools.

Conservatives used to be in favor of holding students to high standards and an academic curriculum based on great works of Western civilization and the American republic.

Educators at all grade levels along with school and community librarians are committed to having students read great works of literature, and these groups often work cooperatively to make sure that these titles remain accessible.

What improvements could still be made in this area to highlight the great works of your students and staff?

I wanted to indulge myself with human culture and great works of literature.

I like knowing that on this day a war ended or a book was published, and though the author thought the book had failed, we all know it as one of the great works of American literature.

Maybe teachers are using small doses of digital instruction so they have more time, or smaller groups of students, for the main event: introducing kids to great works of literature, or big ideas in science, or the sweep of human history.

Using famous artworks, the children discuss the art and its producers, learning about the context of great works of art.

Captain Fantastic stars Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings) as sudden widower Ben, who is devoted to raising his six kids off the grid, imparting the freedoms and values he holds most dear through their isolated woodland existence where they spend their days roaming the landscape and hunting for food, and their evenings discussing great works of literature or playing musical instruments.

Vugar Efendi's «Film Meets Art» video essay trilogy concludes with 16 more amazing movie shots inspired by great works of art.

This landmark film, which documents the journeys of two remarkable families, continues to educate and inspire viewers, and it is widely considered one of the great works of American nonfiction cinema.

Through his leadership roles in film distribution and exhibition over the last 15 years, John Vanco has strived to connect great works of cinema with appreciative audiences.

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is one of the great works of art in the history of film, and yet, except for some recent television screenings, this British production is largely unknown in the United States.

Fincher's Dragon Tattoo is one of the great works of digital cinema as autocritique (see also: Michael Mann's Miami Vice, David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, Jean - Luc Godard's Film Socialisme), and this Blu - Ray gives it the respect it deserves.

This revelatory film continues to educate and inspire viewers, and it is widely considered one of the great works of American nonfiction cinema.

Enter Barry (Steve Carell), a guy with a passion for dressing mice up in tiny outfits to recreate great works of art.

Gone are the days of forward - moving plotting, character build - up, and narrative cohesion — the building blocks of nearly all great works of fiction.

Fences functions as a faithful — sometimes doggedly faithful — record of a remarkable ensemble performance of one of the great works of American drama.

It's too much to say that this is what television was made for — since it was also made for professional wrestling and situation comedies — but it is part of its original promise and compact, that ennobling great works of art (ennobling in their greatness, that is, not in any didactic way) be made available to all, in the comfort of our own homes.

Great works of art transcend the passage of time, but the cinema of years past has its own special qualities of transcendence and immersion.

Like all great works of art, it's uncomfortable.

These questions were by no means unique to Brakhage — they were in fact the catalyst for modern art — but he was the first to realize their implications for the cinema in a body of truly great works of art.