Sentence examples for commitment to literature from inspiring English sources
Here was a man grievously split between an absolute commitment to literature and an absolute commitment to denying the literary in him.
But he believed that Marxist politics were compatible with a commitment to literature — and the belief led, in 1942, to his break, and subsequent feud, with the Party.
"We are fortunate to hire a seasoned editor with such enthusiasm for new technologies as well as a steadfast commitment to literature and exceptional journalism.
Matt Galsor, a representative for the Tolkien estate and trust and the publisher HarperCollins, said: "We are delighted that Amazon, with its longstanding commitment to literature, is the home of the first-ever multi-season television series for The Lord of the Rings.
By Ian Crouch April 7, 2011 Next week, at its annual Spring Revel, The Paris Review will honor the novelist James Salter with its Hadada prize, an award given to a "distinguished member of the literary community who has demonstrated a strong and unique commitment to literature".
PEN America said on Thursday that the prize's judges would be looking for a writer in the field of nonfiction, poetry, drama or fiction whose body of work "evoke[s] to some measure Nabokov's brilliant versatility and commitment to literature as a search for the deepest truth and the highest pleasure".
This was a generation of thinkers and writers, including big names such as Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir and Raymond Aron, who combined deep moral seriousness with commitment to literature, politics and the real world.
Surely this is a house with a longer, grander history and greater commitment to serious literature than some other publishers can claim, but is there no such thing as overkill?
Last year, I had anticipated the challenge, and I thought I had come up with a solution when I designed the syllabus for my course, "Traveling Subjects: Race and Gender in Flux". By beginning with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, originally published in 1819, I hoped to combine my commitment to British literature with my students' interest in science.
This situation takes the form of a commodification of identity; it certainly doesn't constitute a commitment to trans literature as such.
Ryan, D. From commitment to action: a literature review on climate policy implementation at city level.
