Sentences with phrase «obscure texts from»

His writings and conversations are peppered with references to obscure texts from literature, psychology and philosophy.

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This parallel has been obscured by the fact that the term «kerygma» can ambiguously refer both to fragments of primitive Christian preaching embedded in the New Testament text, and to the word of God I encounter from the pulpit or in my neighbour today.

Insight into texts which are obscure must be gained from those which are plain.

With a priori alienation (Verfremdung) from the text as the starting point, the intelligibility of mind, laboring in and through methodology, would transport the interpreter into the realm of another time and place and by the determination of meaning in relation to a specific historical context would illuminate the obscure text.

To avoid obscuring the text or leading the reader away from the mind of the author, the interpreter must practice moderation and «lucid brevity.»

Titles from Solzhenitsyn to Michener were on view, along with a number of obscure - looking texts.

But it's not an obscure text at all, of course — it's an obvious one thick with hillbillies from Missouri (Maggie's greasy family), thugs from East L.A., and crazy idiots from, probably, Indiana.

In this case, that means a video centering on an obscure character from the text.

Guyton's works on paper are printed over pages removed from art catalogues, with the artist's additions obscuring or revealing the original images and text.

Particularly interested in language — the way the transition from text to image can obscure meaning, or how taking a script out of context can invert the entire intention of the dialogue — Byrne has created numerous works that wittily exploit the many possibilities for interpretation and understanding.

These textual explorations are complemented by extensive documentation of related projects, both historical and contemporary, by artists, architects, and performance artists, including Coughing Piece, a never - before released 1961 audio work by Yoko Ono; an obscure audio work by Nauman from 1969; projects by Suzanne Lacy, a leading figure in the development of conceptual practice and public art; and an experimental text by Jane Rendell on psychic architectures.

He offers a playful sideways glance as his right hand points toward a large bulls - eye and the accompanying text (translated from the French), which otherwise obscures the bulk of his body, reads, «In order to love something you need to have seen it or heard it for a long time you bunch of idiots.»

It did show the text of a recipe it suggested for dinner from Allrecipes, but its drop - down menu with Play, Back, and Next buttons partially obscured the text, defeating the purpose.