Sentences with phrase «literary value»

Rather, the decision is made on the basis of whether the material presents life in its true proportions, whether the material is of literary value and whether circumstances are dealt with realistically.

She has very very little in the way of redeeming literary value, it's all about the story.

I have already talked about this book in a book description accompanied by the excerpt, but only when I read it, I really appreciated the high literary value of this novel.

It's in books and songs and movies and on billboards, so how could it really hold literary value?

But, regardless of the actual literary value of a book, these writers do muddy the water, so to speak.

The other is for literary value, though 19th century readers who enjoy the story of revenge against a Great White Whale might be nonplussed by the post-modern language of Infinite Jest.

Relying on self - publishers (rather than big publishing houses) to only publish works with serious literary value is a disaster waiting to happen.

The Oxford American does not require that the writer or the proposed project have a particular tie to the South; however, applications of equal literary value that align with the Oxford American's mission will be given preference.

So it is not surprising that few solicitors have managed to transmute their professional lives into something of lasting literary value.

Juries have virtually unbridled discretion to conclude a work is offensive according to local standards, the only saving grace is if the work has serious literary value.

Also, a fine rebuff to anyone who believes horror is merely pulp lacking high literary value.

At The Literary Consultancy's twentieth birthday celebrations, the question of whether writers, readers and publishers still possess a shared set of literary values - and... Read more

It's a refreshing admission of the Bible's literary value.

No pretense of artistic or literary value.

Honesty of presentation, literary value, and a realistic manner of portraying life are considered in determining their right to a place in the collection.

Instead, what you are doing is buying a book that has been chosen from a large pool of works because someone saw value in it (literary value).

He is eager to find nonfiction writers who will excite big and midsize houses: how - to's, self - help, business, personal finance, popular culture, biography, current affairs, history, health, medicine, spirituality, inspirational books, trends, technology, the future, and other books with enduring social, practical or literary value.

The primary flaw I see in the process is that unless the novels have some literary value beyond some sort of mass - market appeal, most will never achieve very much in sales or have the chance for the real payday of film rights or, better yet, actually being made into a film.

From what I can determine from the outlines of the program, Amazon is primarily interested in making money from the crowd - source evaluations, whether the books have any literary value or not.

A piece by Rachel Arons for The New Yorker discussed the differences in so - called book fetishists, people who treasure printed books as an object of beauty, and not just for their literary value.

I know this may sound quite arrogant, but I don't mean ready as in that the book has polished prose and is of literary value, I mean that the plot is tight, and that book fits well in the market.

shows just how uncomfortably firm the association is between traditional trade publishers and literary value (which we know doesn't exist: publishing is an industry, it is commerce with primarily financial goals)

Our panelists will offer different perspectives on the publishing, literature and literary values.

Mike is eager to find nonfiction books that will excite big and midsize houses: how - to's, self - help, business, personal finance, popular culture, biography, current affairs, history, health, medicine, spirituality, inspirational books, trends, technology, the future, and other books with practical, social, or literary value.

However, contributors take their considerations in a number of new directions, including the life and works of Wilder's daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, the popularity of the Little House books, and the books» literary value.

Here you'll find a collection of his thoughts on the most popular entertainment medium in the world especially in regards to its literary value.

With 4 a's and 3 b's in a total of 14 letters, The phrase «Obama Broadband» has a gentle, rolling hills kind of feel that is fun to say and think for its literary value alone.

Or its literary value.