Sentences with phrase «on literary genre»

My ebooks were selected for markets based on literary genre.

In the case of literary fiction / non-fiction, I write from the perspective of someone who is constantly looking for that book that chip away at my highly negative outlook on the literary genre.

Not exact matches

Shadowplay highlights the wealth of contemporary allusion surrounding Portia's espousal to Bassanio, designed to remind the Queen of her allegorical flirtation with England» and before Jacobs ridicules the idea of a lost level of meaning in which Bassanio represents Elizabeth's subjects, a reviewer who professes to respect the «various forms and genres and techniques of literary writing» will be aware that poems and plays in the mid-sixteenth century regularly celebrated England's courtship of the monarch, and that literary characters representing England were commonplace, though disguised in order to subvert the ban on discussing contemporary politics and religion.

There is a good deal of discussion currently about the primary literary genre in the Christian gospel — sermon, story, parable, and so on.

The structure of a literary work, Frye argues, places it somewhere on the circle, if not fully within a particular genre, then somewhere between two adjoining types.

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.

Nor are there separate articles on literary forms and genres» such as fiction, drama, poetry» all of which have gone through interesting and important changes and developments in Islamic lands in the modern period.

Whether through an arbitrary selectivity concerning which texts are treated, or through a selectivity regarding which aspects of a text are thought relevant, or through a selectivity according to the literary genre and method of presentation, evangelicals on both sides of the controversy concerning woman's rightful role have too often truncated the Scriptural message.

The Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Dei verbum, reminds Catholics of the need to attend to the literary genres of scripture, since truth is presented and expressed differently in historical, prophetic or poetic texts, or in other styles of speech.

In the essays that make up Love» s Knowledge, she focuses on the novel as the literary genre most useful in tracing the lineaments of our moral lives.

Higher criticism includes an analysis of the literary genre of the text, its historical background, the history of the oral tradition behind the text, and the cultural and psychological factors at work on the author and editor (or editors) of the text.

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.

De Bruyn then compares Burke's literary strategies to works in contemporary and earlier eighteenth - century genres: satire, georgic poetry, the «letter to an eminent person» genre, and so on.

Thus in his essay on Psalms, Alter raises questions about authorship, dating and the sociological context, but then devotes the bulk of his attention to issues of genre, convention, style, structure, diction, literary allusion and thematic organization.

The survey unearthed some interesting facts about men, woman and the desire for a literary - minded lover but, first off, let's take a look at which genres fared the best, with results from our 2015 survey on books and dating.

This falls within the genre of «alternate history» that has a strong literary tradition but only rarely appears on screen.

No other film on the list inspired such low expectations from me before viewing it, but celebrated Irish playwright Martin McDonagh has kick - started the played - out Brit gangster genre with a dose of existential neurosis, refreshingly languid pacing and ream upon ream of rapid - fire, ferociously literary dialogue that credits its audience with as much intelligence as its audience.

Created for A-Level students and includes the following key information in an easy to understand, but high level presentation: The narrative with key quotations from each section of the text; Poetic devices; Structure of the text and significance; Links to the Canterbury Tales as a whole and literary context; Settings and explanations; The Franklin and how he is significant in telling this tale; Genre and the Breton Lay; What some of the key critics say about The Franklin's Tale; Notes on Kittredge and the marriage group of tales.

Instruction centers on high - quality literary and informational texts that span a variety of genres (e.g., short story, biography).

Content is presented in units that focus on a specific reading passage or text and: (1) reading skills and strategies, (2) reading comprehension (grades K - 5), or literary genres (grades 5 and 6).

Do literary agencies need to specialize, by services offered (such as self - publishing help), by genre or topic (such as romance or political non-fiction), by focus on niches or global?

Choose a genre and click on it, to find authors» literary agents in your genre.

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A resolution on «the relative statuses of mainstream, literary and genre fiction» Posted by Bookavore

It really aids discovery with the ability to customize your home screen and focus on specific literary genres, notable authors, or develop custom lists for individual customers.

I love this «resolution» that encourages people on opposite sides of the literary vs. commercial / genre fiction debate to just... chill out.

On the other hand, in other genres (for example, literary fiction, non-fiction, etc.), short stories, novellas, and single essays are often priced $ 2.99, while full - length works are priced $ 4.99 — $ 9.99.

My plan for reading all of those 50 + books on my bookshelves is to switch off: literary fiction, then genre fiction.

The mindless idiots on reality shows selling garbage books to the mindless idiots who watch such shows is a typical garbage niche genre that is currently being exploited by traditional publishers none of which has any redeeming literary value whatsoever.

It allows you to search for literary agents based on the genre of your novel.

There were genre writers on both sides of the dispute, but on the publishing side were huddled the biographers, urban historians, midlist novelists — that is, all the people who were able to eke out a living because publishers still paid advances, acting as a kind of local literary bank, in anticipation of future sales.

During this insider interview on our literary agent blog, Carol Plum - Ucci, author of more than half a dozen young adult novels published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, in hardcover and paperback, including The Body of Christopher Creed, shares advice for authors of all genres about how to write, publish, and / or promote their books.

So, is Our Tragic Universe more like Meg's genre fiction, a chick lit novel about intelligent women balancing careers and men, or is it more like her literary novel, a formless yet deeper meditation on life and art?

In explaining the interrelationship between genres in her writing, Watts touts the independent publisher of her novels, Vagabondage Press, as having bravely taken the chance on a story that blends literary fiction with dark fantasy and psychological horror, among others.

Even literary fiction has gotten in on the trend, with authors adding strong genre elements to books written in a literary style.

Some of his stuff drives me batty (my books are already too heavy on plot and subplots) and he can be infuriating to literary writers, but most of his advice is useful no matter what your genre.

While several of the authors on this list write in various genres — from romantic comedies to literary fiction — Hutchins is one of the few who also has non-fiction titles to her credit.

While I think self - publishing is a perfectly viable (and often lucrative) option for some authors (especially those writing for genres like thriller, romance and YA), it disturbs me to think that some people would be happy to see traditional publishing done away with since literary fiction and literary criticism still depend on traditional it.

But for now, authors of literary fiction can't rely on self - publishing, not like authors of other genres.

On this Italian website, you can find comprehensive and affordable book review services to spread the word about any literary genres you wrote (excluding erotica, please).

Genre, after all, is king on the Kindle — successful self - published books also tend to be genre, rather than liteGenre, after all, is king on the Kindle — successful self - published books also tend to be genre, rather than litegenre, rather than literary.

Erotica and Romance are two literary genres that are dominated by female indie authors and 59 % of all titles on the market are written by them.

So where does that leave standard literary fiction and other genres that rely on the only the words on the page to lure readers?

The reason I ask is because I'm not only a somewhat slow, deliberate writer (I write genre, but with literary characteristics and a heavy emphasis on craft), but I also have a full - time job and a 10 - month - old boy.

For a book verging on the literary side of fiction, you could argue that this isn't as big a risk as a genre author might take in looking to defy the expectations set by market leaders.

Plus, in «The Fine Art of Literary Fist - Fighting,» Creative Nonfiction's founding editor offers his unique perspective on the evolution of the genre and the heartbreaks and rewards of literary publishing.

Writing And Story Magazines Creative Nonfiction is the only literary magazine that focuses exclusively on the genre of creative nonfiction.

Below is a list of independent authors who participated in a survey throughout 2016 about literary fiction and then answered a broader set of questions about their thoughts on the genre.