Sentence examples for as a forerunner of from inspiring English sources

He is sometimes cited as a forerunner of the renowned philosopher Benedict de Spinoza.

Art critics and historians regard him as a forerunner of the American modern art movement.

By the mid-20th century, he had become recognized as a forerunner of modern architecture.

He is also regarded by Christians as a forerunner of Christian theology.

It is as a rawly expressive misfit that he has been recognised as a forerunner of modern art.

If by this she means to cast Hutchinson as a forerunner of modern speculation on freedom, she goes too far.

Mr. Cash's 1954 song about violent outcasts, "Folsom Prison Blues," has even been described as a forerunner of gangsta rap.

It's fairly obvious why it is wrong to see him just as a forerunner of pop art.

A year later, Pfeiffer chased cheap hoods in the cop show "B.A.D. Cats," as a forerunner of action bimbos like Heather Thomas and Heather Locklear.

These socialist policies earned the capital the nickname "Red Vienna," and it became recognized internationally as a forerunner of the modern welfare state.

The lack of action and the emphasis on detail in his books caused him to be regarded as a forerunner of the French nouveau roman, or antinovel.