Sentences with phrase «literary authors from»

Earlier this year, I noticed a group of literary authors from ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors) created a limited edition box set of novels.

Not exact matches

Missouri Synod theologians had traditionally affirmed the inerrancy of the Bible, and, although such a term can mean many things, in practice it meant certain rather specific things: harmonizing of the various biblical narratives; a somewhat ahistorical reading of the Bible in which there was little room for growth or development of theological understanding; a tendency to hold that God would not have used within the Bible literary forms such as myth, legend, or saga; an unwillingness to reckon with possible creativity on the part of the evangelists who tell the story of Jesus in the Gospels or to consider what it might mean that they write that story from a post-Easter perspective; a general reluctance to consider that the canons of historical exactitude which we take as givens might have been different for the biblical authors.

George Soares - Prabhu, the Indian Biblical scholar, has attempted to compare Buddhist and Christian texts despite the fact that both emerge from two different chronological, literary, and theological contexts.50 These receptor oriented translation strategies reduce Biblical terminologies, style, theological concepts, and the intent of the author in an extensive manner.51

Perhaps it was as a diversion from writing books on Tolstoy and Dostoevsky that the author, a professor of Slavic languages at Northwestern, decided to write on the shortest of literary genres, the quotation.

For the use of opening formulas and connecting particles by the Gospel writers in the Greek New Testament, there is no consistent renderings in any of the English as well as in most of the Indian versions.60 Therefore, the Indian versions, which are translated from English, lag behind to reflect the artistic mind of the author as well as the literary character of the narratives in the original source.

Renewing the Left: Politics, Imagination, and the New York Intellectuals By Harvey Teres Oxford University Press, 326 pages, $ 30 The author teaches English at Syracuse University and here reviews in great detail the controversies on the literary left from Partisan Review through Norman Podhoretz's Commentary.

Far from a recluse, O'Connor was an active participant in literary affairs, corresponding frequently with authors and editors in New York and elsewhere and traveling to lecture as much as she was physically able.

Contemporary authors create their texts from literary quotations, in the same way that the medieval hagiographer Epiphanius the Wise weaves biblical quotations into lives of saints.

This writing is the more remarkable from the fact that its unknown author was blazing a new trail, for it is excellent prose from both a historical and a literary standpoint, with no predecessor in the literature of any nation up to that time to serve as a pattern.

David G. Roskie's compelling study Against the Apocalypse: Responses to Catastrophe in Modem Jewish Culture discusses the cross symbol's use not only in Chagall's painting, but in the literary work of Der Nister, Lamed Shapiro, Sholem Asch, S. Y. Agnon and the poet Uri Zvi Greenberg (Harvard University Press, 1984 [pp. 258 - 310]-RRB- In literature written before World War II (and under the influence of biblical criticism that had emancipated Jesus» image from its doctrinal Christian vesture), these authors used the cross symbol variously; for Asch, the crucified figure in all his Jewishness symbolized universal suffering; for Shapiro and Agnon, on the other hand, the cross remained an emblem of violence and a reminder of Christian enmity against Jews.

No less a figure than John Henry Newman may once have argued that «English Literature will ever have been Protestant» [Newman 1852, 314] but, as authors from G.K Chesterton [1928, 236 - 242] to Ian Ker [2003,1 - 12] have argued since, the literary outlook was never quite so bleak for Catholics.

In this respect, his approach is very different from that of another distinguished literary critic, Robert Alter, author of The Art of Biblical Narrative, who deprecates what he calls the excavative techniques of professional biblical scholarship and works with the text as it is, in its final form.

Those readers who are none too literary may fnd this hard going, but it is the heart of the book and carries its own summaries of, and quotations from, the authors and so does not need any prior knowledge of them, though this book is likely to send its readers hastening to their works.

Intended as a showcase for local authors, presses, and literary organizations, the fair will take place on Saturday, May 12 from 2 - 5 pm -LSB-...]

The author Naomi Wolf accused Yale University officials of blocking her from filing a complaint against the famed literary critic and English professor Harold Bloom, whom she accused in a 2004 magazine article of having groped her when she was a college senior and taking a course of independent study with him.

Article 15 of the ICESCR recognizes an intellectual property right of everyone to «benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he [or she] is the author.»

The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone: (a) To take part in cultural life; (b) To enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications; (c) To benefit from the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.»

Most literary agents receive thousands of queries each year from aspiring authors, but take on only a handful of new clients.

And Author: The JT Leroy Story is stranger - than - fiction documentary from Jeff Feuerzeig, which follows the story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagAuthor: The JT Leroy Story is stranger - than - fiction documentary from Jeff Feuerzeig, which follows the story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagauthor Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagrancy.

Artists and literary authors have also inspired biographical film epics, such as two films from Vincente Minnelli.

The aim of the partnership is to foster independent reading and discussion of important literary texts, including novels and short story collections from a range of genres and authors, both historical and more contemporary.

Exploring texts from literary classics to propaganda, from great speeches to scientific articles, students learn to analyze the moves that authors make to achieve their purposes.

Over the years I've heard countless reports from authors telling me that literary agency websites often aren't accurate.

We're also a literary agency with tremendous clout in the industry, so we can get many things for authors from publishers and film / TV buyers that an author otherwise would not be able to get on their own.

Please share this article about how to get a literary agent with other authors who might enjoy it and / or benefit from it.

This site, co-founded and maintained by award - winning author Victoria Strauss, is sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and has a wide array of information on all forms of scams, ranging from vanity / subsidy publishers and literary agencies to red - flagged clauses and contractual agreements authors should steer clear of.

Please share this article about finding the right literary agent with other authors who will enjoy it or benefit from it.

Every once in a while we would be reminded of that fact when an author would send us a book that wasn't a good fit for us, and cite information they'd gotten from one of the free literary agents list websites.

These range from companies that require little investment to publish on the author's end, to hybrid publishers, to a list of top literary agents for authors to pitch if they want to go the traditional publishing route.

Our client list ranges from literary and commercial fiction and non-fiction authors to popular television personalities.

John Green is a talented author, even if he is overly fond of similes, metaphors and quoting from great literary minds.

Its primary objective is to save authors from having to deal with literary agents or publishers while allowing them to publish their writings directly for consumption by a world audience.

It says that an author is «a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.»

But in 2010, when it comes to anticipated fiction releases from literary heavyweights, the authors everyone is buzzing about are almost all male.

I had to double check my calendar when I started seeing posts pop up on blogs (like from author Jackson Pearce or literary agent Nathan Bransford) about NaNoWriMo.

However, the benefits of such an effort are both ways, as it's not only the authors who get to enjoy a worldwide launch of their literary works, but the portal too has much to earn from the sale of the ebooks.

Loiacono Literary Agency employs three agents (Jeanie Loiacono, President / CEO, agent, Johnnie Bernhard, agent and author, and Melissa Carrigee, agent and author, graphic artist, cover artist, and book trailer designer) who are interested in all quality works from children's picture books to literary fiction and all nonfiction.

In fact, with the Internet becoming a major force in the world of book marketing, authors at all rungs of the literary ladder of success will benefit from this handy and well - organized reference.

-LSB-...] A concise article written by literary agent Rachelle Gardner about why authors benefit from working with traditional -LSB-...]

If you've suffered rejection, you'll appreciate these quotations by famous authors about rejections from literary agents and editors.

Thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles include new releases from popular authors, backlist favorites from top publishers, and literary classics in the public domain.

Some authors (who've gotten NO positive responses from literary agents and / or hundreds of rejections) have written new Query Letters that Worked... resulting in full manuscript requests, representation offers from top literary agencies, and book deals with major publishers.

What do you need to know to protect yourself from bad information and unscrupulous literary agencies, when looking for author representation?

This touching and raw teen novel from the author of Monster, Kick, We Are America, Bad Boy, and many other celebrated literary works for children and teens is a Coretta Scott King Honor Book.

We've included those agents on our list of new literary agents because most agents moving from one literary agency to another are on the lookout for new authors and clients.

In news, find out what changed Playster has made to their audiobook service, changes coming to Amazon author portals, how one man transformed from cancer survivor to a bestseller, information on the new tax code, Facebook's revised News Feed algorithm, and what one literary magazine did to upset the indie author community.

From thrilling mysteries to insightful memoirs, literary reads to far - out science fiction, there's plenty of new books by bestselling authors for you to enjoy.

Again, why would a literary agency work hard to sell your manuscript when it's much easier to collect editing fees from unsuspecting authors?

It's hard for an aspiring author to pick from the thousands of literary agent leads online.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware A little while back, I blogged about yet another of the ways in which PublishAmerica was attempting to extract cash from its authors: a fee - charging «literary agency.»