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Of or pertaining to writers with well chosen words or well crafted sentences.
The layout of the prose was writerly, professional and well crafted..
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writerly — [rīt′ər lē] adj. 1. of or characteristic of a writer 2. characterized by the qualities of a writer s craft, esp. by those that reflect a self conscious display of literary techniques * * * writ·er·ly (rīʹtər lē) adj. Of, relating to,… … Universalium
writerly — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or characteristic of a professional author. 2) consciously literary … English terms dictionary
writerly — [rīt′ər lē] adj. 1. of or characteristic of a writer 2. characterized by the qualities of a writer s craft, esp. by those that reflect a self conscious display of literary techniques … English World dictionary
writerly — ˈrīd.ə(r)lē adjective : of, relating to, or typical of a writer channeled her writerly brilliance into her correspondence Joyce C. Oates … Useful english dictionary
writerly — adjective Date: 1957 of, relating to, or typical of a writer … New Collegiate Dictionary
writerly — adjective of or characteristic of a professional author. ↘consciously literary … English new terms dictionary
writerly — writ·er·ly … English syllables
writerly — /ˈraɪtəli/ (say ruytuhlee) adjective having the style of a professional writer; literary. {writer + ly (def. 3) …
readerly and writerly — ▪ literature opposite types of literary text, as defined by the French critic Roland Barthes (Barthes, Roland) in his book S/Z (1970). Barthes used the terms lisible (“readerly”) and scriptible (“writerly”) to distinguish, respectively,… … Universalium
The Pleasure of the Text — is a short book published in 1973 by Roland Barthes. It was written in French and later translated into English. Barthes sets out some of his ideas about literary theory. In the book, Barthes divides the effects of texts into two: plaisir… … Wikipedia
