Sentences with phrase «of literary»

So she takes this project because it has the sheen of literary importance, being an adaptation of a Martin Amis novel, and Theo James is here because he's not levelled up yet, so he can't really be turning down work, and then somehow Billy Bob Thornton gets dragged into it, presumably because he ran over someone's dog and this is how he's making it up to them.

As the fiery Countess wife of a literary titan, she brings equal parts passion and delicacy to a complicated, certainly flawed character.

A staple of any multiplayer get together, Paperbound is a blisteringly paced arena based battler that uses the pages of literary classics such as Dante's Infernos or the Book of Five Rings, as the backdrop for its twitch - based visceral combat beats.

The Dead (Lionsgate)-- John Huston was not just one of the great American directors, he was the great translator of literary works from page to screen.

Christopher Plummer as Tolstoy in «The Last Station,» which covers the final days of the literary icon's life.

documentary revisiting the dive located in the Latin Quarter in Paris which became the haunt and home of literary American expatriates in the late Fifties, beatniks like Allen Ginsberg, Greg Corso and William Burroughs.

And although there are a handful of exciting moments housed within the final stretch, Divergent has, by that point, long - since established itself as just another bloated adaptation that's unable to capture the magic of its literary forebear.

Close is so extraordinary — at once charming and inscrutable, alternately warm and withering, tender but full of contained fury — that she lifts an otherwise ordinary movie; thanks to her, the film's slightly on - the - nose satire of the literary world and its somewhat familiar portrait of a problematic marriage take on a gnawing urgency.

It's a bold scenario for a debut novelist with everything to prove, and Halliday is knowingly reckless in her invocation of the literary greats.

Recoiling from the possibility that ideas themselves might impart tension and interest to this tale, Mr. Amiel and Mr. Collee induce a kind of literary brain fever and reduce Darwin's work to a symptom of his mental and emotional anguish.

Beyond that, I think the challenge of perceiving the life of someone who has had such a profound impact on the world, as we know it today, through a different set of lenses, regardless of the amount of literary license given to the writer and director, may do everyone a world of good.

Season 2 of HBO's True Detective is almost entirely devoid of the lyrical dialogue, nonlinear storytelling, and treasure trove of literary references that crashed servers and launched a thousand subreddits (for the former, you'll have to turn to the Lincoln commercials).

After a change of pace with the action film Hanna 65, director Joe Wright returns to the world of literary adaptations starring Keira Knightley (they previously collaborated on Pride & Prejudice 82 and Atonement 85) with this highly stylized take on Leo Tolstoy's classic novel.

Avowals of literary ambitions and familial devotion, stories of death and faith, and a bold dramatic structure — based on flashbacks and leaps forward in time — set the vagaries of work and love on the firm footing of destiny.

I admit, it's hard to sympathize with McCandless» basic misunderstanding of his literary idols.

Despite the references to the «seven deadly sins» and other machinations of literary origin, this is a «chase» movie.

Surviving remains of ancient Persia were first brought to notice by Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela We will pay special attention to the early formation and origins of different literary genres in Persian works, even though the very notion of literary genres

About Blog The name Weaving Tales was inspired by a dear college professor who loves to compare knitting and weaving with the construction of a literary text.

For those of a literary bent, cast your eyes over the fantastic adult dating site, BookOfSex.com.

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DATING PROFILE ASSIGNMENT Task: Create a dating profile that incorporates a number of literary devices.

We'd suggest you list some titles of books that are meaningful to you so your matches can get a sense of your literary tastes.

Oxford, MS About Blog Square Books is known for its strong selection of literary fiction, books on the American South and by Southern writers, a large inventory of reduced - price remainders, and its emphasis on books for children.

An online publication of literary criticism focusing on debuts, works in translation, and books published by small presses.

Gambier, OH About Blog One of America's most honored literary magazines, The Kenyon Review is celebrating more than 70 years of literary excellence.

Book and Brew provides regular reviews of literary fiction books, plus writing tips and general bookish love for those who spend most of their time in the company of a good novel.

Europe About Blog Independent European network of literary activists for mutual and interactive exchange and cooperation among the contemporary literary scenes across Europe.

New York City About Blog The New Inquiry has made itself part of the bigger conversation by mixing political discussion, pop culture dissection, and a good dose of literary sensibilities.

A mini-library of literary interestingness.

Newcastle upon Tyne About Blog If you're a fan of literary fiction, you're in the right place.

About Blog Print journal of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction.

Queens, NY About Blog A glimpse into the life of a literary agent.

There comes a time in every relationship when throwing a little bit of literary culture into the mix is called for.

20.4 The authors of the literary and artistic works in the pages in our Services have asserted their moral rights to be identified as the author of those works.

7.5 The authors of the literary and artistic works in the pages in the website have asserted their moral rights to be identified as the author of those works.

What's your favourite type of literary detective — do you like the cerebral geniuses, the men of action, or the regular blokes?

My office, in particular, is full of literary references.

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While preparing for that event and ruminating on what exactly I would wear to be a pinup style version of literary badass nerd Hermione Granger, I found myself thinking up a lot of different ideas for this costume that could all be kept and worn again as my normal non-costumed self after the trip.

Despite all of the literary comparisons of writing a book to birthing a baby, it turns out that the books do in fact take longer!

This is also a comment on the nature of translation of pieces of literary quality.

History of Hungarian Literature from its beginnings to the present, literary theory, the history of literary criticism, Central and East European literature.

The variance is more than a matter of literary or philosophical differences; it also reflects the fact that one was a woman, the other a man.

Instead literary agent John Brockman has posited a «third culture,» of scientists who communicate directly with the public about their work in media such as books without the intervening assistance of literary types.

The English poet and essayist Matthew Arnold speaks about such historic moments of creative arousal in literature in his 1865 essay «The Function of Criticism at the Pres - ent Time»: «The grand work of literary genius,» says Arnold, «is a work of synthesis and exposition,... its gift lies in the faculty of being happily inspired by a certain intellectual and spiritual atmosphere, by a certain order of ideas, when it finds itself in them; of dealing divinely with these ideas....

Of course, that sort of literary licence is not granted exclusively to writers of SF.

That's because the publishing industry is afraid of a literary version of Napster.

Please may we have more than a single example of literary excellence from the field of medical science?

Is there another field of literary fiction to rival science fiction's impact on the world?

The writer, who was one of the literary world's most powerful voices against apartheid — died at her home after a short illness, her family said.