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non-writerly

Translations

non-writerlyadjective
more non-writerly
Comp.
most non-writerly
Super.
неписательскийКалька; употребляется в академической критике как противопоставление «писательскому» и «читательскому» текстам.
Reviewers praised the book's clear, non-writerly prose.
Рецензенты хвалили ясную, неписательскую прозу книги.
Additional translations
нелитературныйПодчёркивает отсутствие литературных украшений.
невычурныйСтилистически нейтральное; подчёркивает простоту изложения.

Definitions

non-writerlyadjective
Lacking the stylistic qualities or self-conscious literary flair typically associated with professional writing; plain or unpretentious in style.
Reviewers praised the book's clear, non-writerly prose.
In literary criticism, describing a text that does not foreground its own textuality but instead directs attention toward content rather than form.
Barthes contrasts the readerly, writerly, and non-writerly modes of reading.
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