Sentences with phrase «new literary works»

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Prior to the building of Temple Court, the location was home to the Chapel Street Theater, which held the first performance of Shakespeare's «Hamlet» in New York in 1761, and Clinton Hall, a literary salon of sorts where poet Edgar Allan Poe worked.

A native of New York City, he returned there to work at two literary agencies as a manuscript reader, and then worked for a year and a half as a VISTA Volunteer community organizer with the Gray Panthers.

Peter's delightful post, «Localism,» takes his work to a new level of literary achievement.

And it's also cresting a wave of enhanced electronic books as one of the most high - profile literary works to take advantage of the new abilities of readers such as Apple's iPad and other tablet computers.

For the New Critics the literary text was considered an autonomous work of art, to be studied independently of its authors intentions and of the sociopolitical currents of the time in which it was produced.

Here Kirk's language is still fresh and new, and Person is able to provide a useful analysis of how Kirk's literary work illuminates the character of his thought.

This process has several phases: the creation of the literary work (which Bozarth - Campbell calls the poem), the matching between the poem and the reader (whom she calls the interpreter), and the communion between the audience and the new being, the incarnate body that is created by the interaction of poem and performer.

The work of Amos Wilder, particularly his book Early Christian Rhetoric: The Language of the Gospel, which deals with major literary genres of the New Testament, as well as the work on parables as extended metaphors by such scholars as Robert Funk, Norman Perrin and Dan O. Via, Jr., has become important for many of us.

The work of providing such literary and historical materials began to be accomplished shortly before the war but then suffered serious interruption; however, a new translation of the Qur» an was recently published in Taiwan.

A century ago, T. S. Eliot presented the image of a self - organizing literary culture in «Tradition and the Individual Talent,» one in which «[t] he existing monuments form an ideal order among themselves, which is modified by the introduction of the new (the really new) work of art among them,» which alters «the whole existing order... if ever so slightly.»

After a long period of literary, historical, and form - critical study of the New Testament, along with more recent work on the «redaction» of its several books in the light of the motives that led their authors to select and arrange the material then available to them, it is clear that any claim to «simple historicity» is false.

For example, several centuries ago, God may indeed have become a «lover of Shakespeare» insofar as Shakespeare's works were experienced by human beings; yet, it is also possible that God's appreciation of Shakespeare's artistry (though not of the feelings of Shakespeare or his audience) declined as new literary figures and forms appeared.

Viewing Mark through a literary - theological lens, Juel and other scholars working in narrative criticism have contributed to a new appreciation of Mark as a storyteller.

A word about the context of my present work: I still read British and German New Testament scholars and learn from them, but, without having made a conscious choice about it, I do not think that I read them as much as I used to, and except for people like Erhardt Güttgemanns, who also does New Testament theology from a foundation in literary criticism and linguistics, I am not sure that they are moving me in really new directioNew Testament scholars and learn from them, but, without having made a conscious choice about it, I do not think that I read them as much as I used to, and except for people like Erhardt Güttgemanns, who also does New Testament theology from a foundation in literary criticism and linguistics, I am not sure that they are moving me in really new directioNew Testament theology from a foundation in literary criticism and linguistics, I am not sure that they are moving me in really new directionew directions.

I was by natural inclination drawn to the Aristotelian emphasis on the importance of plot and was also fascinated and partly persuaded by the «new critical» emphasis on the organic unity and autonomy of the literary work.

Furthermore, this week's New Yorker features a characteristically excellent piece by our best living literary critic, James Wood, much of which is taken up by an in - depth and very sympathetic engagement with the work of the aforementioned Professor Taylor, whose work is a sine qua non for anyone hoping to understand the place of religion in our contemporary context.

Luther did not want to tangle personally with the great scholar, seventeen years his senior, and the best known literary man in Europe; only this very year (1516), Erasmus the famous author of Enchiridion Militis Christiani (Manual of the Christian Knight, 1503) had published in addition to the Greek New Testament his edition of Jerome, and an original work commissioned for the likely future emperor, sixteen - year - old Charles Habsburg of Castile and the Netherlands, grandson of Emperor Maximilian, Institutio Principis Christiani (The Education of a Christian Price), a plea for international peace and the encouragement of learning.

It might come as a surprise to readers who know the work of Stanley Fish only by his reputation among conservative literary critics, but every sentence in his new book How Milton Works validates» indeed depends on» Hirsch's principles of interpretation.

It has often been pointed out that most of the so - called books of the New Testament were not carefully wrought literary works, but something more in the nature of tracts, written to meet a special situation or a particular need.

In English there's more clarity on spelling, punctuation and grammar as well as a new emphasis on the great works of the literary canon and in foreign languages there'll be a new stress on learning proper grammatical structures and practising translation.

That's the conclusion of a new study, which finds that, compared with mainstream fiction, high - brow literary works do more to improve our ability to understand the thoughts, emotions, and motivations of those around us.

Cognitive neuroscientist Vittorio Gallese of the University of Parma in Italy, who is also exploring how the brain responds to works of art, finds the new link between real and fictional worlds exciting, but is skeptical of the distinction between literary and mainstream fiction.

Jordan chats with her close friend and literary agent Sarah Passick, a.k.a the #superagent that brought Breaking Vegan to life and works for the top wellness literary agency in New York City.

Leon Wieseltier: A Reckoning — Michelle Cottle talks to women who once worked at The New Republic about their experiences with the literary editor, who is now facing allegations of workplace «misconduct.»

It's important to note that we are not only producing a new adaptation of a well - known literary work but also incorporating innovative high - tech applications to make this an unprecedented viewing spectacle with ancillary interactive content.

The Oscar - winning writer, who worked on the script for Skyfall after Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, revealed that he is combing through Bond's cinematic and literary history for the new Daniel Craig - led movie.

Thirst Street also puts on some literary airs, similar to the work of Silver and Wells» fellow New York filmmaker Alex Ross Perry.

Some genre purists would certainly take issue with such an obvious effort to create new material by fusing the icons of literary classics, but Sommers» adrenalized upgrading for modern audiences isn't that different from Siodmak's first venture; the former's just over-cranked and way louder (aided by Alan Silvestri's outrageously bombastic score) in a 5.1 mix guaranteed to work out your home's subwoofer.

Meyer and Hibbett will work with new and established filmmakers to produce smart, compelling and entertaining material, and simultaneously discover new literary talent and help bring their stories to life on screen.

Though best known for capsule summaries of classic literary works by such authors as Shakespeare, Hemingway, and Austen, Cliffs Notes Inc. has spawned a new generation of study guides.

In 1989 literary essayist Anatole Broyard, a one - time booster, wrote in the New York Times that he'd purged his library of Illich's works.

The reviewed New York ELA standards encourage equal exposure to informational text and literary works.

It's also hard to find out if literary agents new to the industry are hard - working, honest, and ethical.

You'll find «active» listings for author representatives that are deceased, retired, or working for a new literary agency.

How do you see the laying - off of so many in - house editors in the past couple of years affecting the work you both do, and how these new independents with publishing contacts and skills will play out in the workforce — both as literary agents and as independent editors — in the next few years?

For example, new literary agents spend most of their time looking for new authors and pitching their work to publishers, hoping to make enough money to pay their bills so they can continue being agents.

Click here to read about the pros and cons of working with a New York literary agent in my Guide to Finding a Book Agent.

Although there are many benefits to working with a new literary agency, there are also many risks.

Click here to find out more about literary agents new to the biz in this Guide to Finding a Book Agent, so you can protect yourself and make a wise decision about who you work with.

Narrative Magazine awards a US$ 4000 new and emerging writers» prize for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, one - act play, graphic story, or work of literary nonfiction published in the magazine.

As a literary agent, she is looking for new voices, character - driven fiction or nonfiction works that reflect an engagement with the world around us, literary thrillers, memoirs, YA literature and graphic novels.

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The range consists of some of the most beautiful and well - loved book covers in our archives, and as each device cover purchased supports the work of the British Library, book lovers can actively play their part in securing literary treasures for future generations,» said Martin Oestreicher, Brand Licensing Manager at the British Library of the new product offering.

This no doubt will provide the newer generation a glimpse of literary works, most of which were written well over a century ago, titles which would have wilted away into oblivion without the digitization efforts.

In the tradition of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, this is a masterful, humane work of literary journalism by New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo - a vivid narrative of Africans who are courageously resisting their continent's wave of fundamentalism.

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Past graduates have gone on to find work at a wide range of literary agencies, publishing houses, magazines, and newspapers, among them HarperCollins, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Simon and Schuster, the Gernert Agency, the Wylie Agency, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and the Wall Street Journal.

Amazon chose a giant rotunda in New York's Morgan Library, which houses some of the world's most important literary and musical works.

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.

Henderson's new novel, The Flicker of Old Dreams, is a beautiful literary novel about a young woman who comes most alive while working in her father's mortuary in a small, forgotten Western town.