works of literature
collocation in Englishmeaningsofworkandliterature
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work
noun
uk/wɜːk/us/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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literature
noun[U]
uk/ˈlɪt.rə.tʃər/us/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ə.tʃɚ/
written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting ...
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(Definition ofworkandliteraturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I agree with him about the need to attempt to read individualworksofliteraturein the particular contexts for which they were written.
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Indeed, there is little treatment of the plays as 'plays' rather than asworksofliterature.
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In all theseworksofliteraturewomen were prominent figures, and images of women in these genres were diverse and complex.
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But, like otherworksofliterature, it communicates more fully to readers who have learnt in more specific detail about the language and culture in which it is grounded.
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Wind, rain, cloud and fog are common metaphoric images for obstructions and gloom, but they may connote differently inworksofliteratureand in popular songs alike.
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Shakespeare's plays would be much easier to study if they could be considered asworksofliterature, but they were not written to function in that way.
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Then again, there is the straight presentation ofworksofliterature, prose and poetry.
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If works of art,worksofliterature, if reading or looking at pictures.
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But the much more serious point is from the point of view of those producing seriousworksofliterature.
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I am not concerned with that particular rubbish but with whether the law is in difficulty over seriousworksofliterature.
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The best way to do that is by serious study of some of the greatworksofliteraturewhich explore the subject.
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It would not be beyond the skill of lawyers to argue that those areworksofliteratureor of literary criticism.
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I certainly hope that greatworksofliteraturewhich may be composed in prison will not be lost to mankind.
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A considerable number ofworksofliteraturehave been produced in prison.
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By supporting the translation ofworksofliteratureand other books into a wide range of languages we can do this, we can overcome some of these fears.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There are those who say that funding for literature should be funding for authors of approved worksofliteratureor ofworksofliteraturewhich may become approved.
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He makes special note that his book is based on experimental evidence rather than being a conclusion drawn of previousworksofliterature.
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Each year students submitworksofliteratureand art to compete for a place in the publication.
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