The title of the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Werner Herzog series, "Parables of Folly and Madness," perfectly describes "Fitzcarraldo" (1982), a work of many-splendored obsession.
Although Phillips, the author of a previous novel, "Snakebite Sonnet," warns in a note that his Alma novel "is not a work of scholarship," many of the bare facts check out.
In addition to the size and the disorder of the Pessoa archive, there is another confounding level of complexity: it is, in a sense, the work of many writers.
Mr. Loret of Libération added that it is something of an expectation, particularly of the well educated in France, to know some Victor Hugo poetry, some Voltaire and a smattering of the work of many other literary and philosophical figures.
A smartphone or an iPad can do the work of many gadgets at once, making it easier to take less with you.
Thus the regulation of NHPs, which are a significant part of the work of many CAM practitioners, is likely to have a significant impact on CAM practices, potentially resulting in the "mainstreaming" of some CAM practitioners.
Boal defended himself to the press, saying "the film is a work of fiction inspired by many people's stories".
The preparation of an opera performance involves the work of many individuals whose total contributions sometimes spread across a century or more.
But moral leadership, in a pluralistic society, is the work of many.
Phil's scientific contribution exerted a profound influence on the work of many other distinguished researchers.
