Sentence examples for literate references from inspiring English sources

This "combination of horror story and fairy tale" cites historical facts and characters, and is filled with literate references to ancient civilizations in a conspiracy theory of epic proportions, the subject of which is the manipulation of the course of human history.

But its genre-literate reference points and imaginative horizons are far wider, ranging from the otherworldly hinterlands of Jacob's Ladder to the watery deja vu of Don't Look Now, within the tight structural canopy of a Twilight Zone episode.

"I mean literally literate".

Of course, it helps being literate enough to include references to Homer and William Morris within the fantastical Dylanesque narrative of a piece like "More News From Nowhere".

His prose is refreshingly literate; his scope of reference, enormous; his offhanded manner of phrasing significant observations, disarmingly and deceptively simple.

Okkervil River certainly paid their dues along Red River – but their rise to national prominence owes far less to fashion than to a reputation for literate lyrics and smart pop culture references imbedded in indelible melodies.

She lived in Texana, in Jackson County, Texas, and referenced J. Paul Jones, a literate man who was writing for her.

By contrast, the Seattle Times reviewer wrote positively of the book's use of literary reference, calling it "staggeringly literate".

That's when even they call upon reference librarians, the most information literate people around.

Although many of the libraries in antiquity were accessible to the literate public, this was almost certainly for reference only.

But Blount, as the word "autonomic" and the reference to Dr. Johnson suggest, also exhibits a literate good humor that is at least as impressive as his punch lines, and stays with you longer.