An epicist is a special kind of Catholic priest who drives the devil out of the details; to confuse demons, they take unto themselves the names of long-dead authors of dull historical novels. ❋ Bill Crider (2007)
The academy described Lessing as 'that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny.' ❋ Bill Crider (2007)
Crider, who showed promise as a poet and then as a novelist favoring shorter works, has in recent years become a fourth-rate epicist. ❋ Bill Crider (2007)
[AS] – They describe you, in their citation, as "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny". ❋ Unknown (2007)
If only I were an epicist, I might have had a chance. ❋ Bill Crider (2007)
She was described by the Swedish Academy as “that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny”. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Announcing the award in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy described her as “that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny.” ❋ William Harryman (2007)
The Nobel Prize site describes her as: "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny" ❋ Divers (2007)
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2007 is awarded to the English writer Doris Lessing, "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny." ❋ M-mv (2007)
The Nobel Prize Academy, in presenting the award, called her an "epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny." ❋ Unknown (2007)
British writer Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy said Thursday, citing her as "that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny." ❋ Unknown (2007)
Nobel for Writer Doris Lessing The Swedish Academy today awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to Doris Lessing, calling her "that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny." ❋ Unknown (2007)
Lessing Wins Literature Nobel British writer Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy said Thursday, citing her as "that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny." ❋ Unknown (2007)
Brazilian naturalism and the epicist of the race's sexual instincts, turns to Coelho Netto's neo-romanticism, as the "eternal praise of nature, the incessant, exaggerated exaltation of the landscape ..." ❋ Carmen Dolores (1881)
Another epicist of some celebrity, whom Quintilian thought worth reading, was PEDO ALBINOVANUS; he was also an epigrammatist, and in conversation remarkable for his brilliant wit. ❋ Charles Thomas Cruttwell (1879)
It is, however, difficult to see what subject was open to the epicist after Virgil except to narrate the actual account of what Virgil had painted in ideal colours. ❋ Charles Thomas Cruttwell (1879)
The Swedish Academy described her as "that epicist of the female experience who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny." ❋ Unknown (2010)
