kay boyle

Thân thiện

Kay Boyle sits at her typewriter, writing a novel.

Definition

Proper noun * Kay Boyle: A United States writer, known for her novels, short stories, and political activism, who lived from 1902 to 1992.

Usage

• The proper noun "Kay Boyle" is used to refer specifically to the individual person, the American author.
• It functions as a name and is always capitalized.

Examples

• As subject: was a prominent figure in the expatriate literary community in Paris during the 1920s.
• In possessive form: early short stories often explored themes of love and disillusionment.
• As object: The biography provides a detailed account of the life of .

Advanced Usage

• In literary criticism and historical texts, "Kay Boyle" is used metonymically to refer to her body of work or her ideological stance.
  • Example: The political engagement of Kay Boyle is evident in her later journalism.

Variants and Related Words

• Boyle, Kay: A common bibliographic inversion of the name.
• Author: A general term for a writer, which describes Kay Boyle's profession.
• Novelist: A writer of novels, one of the forms Kay Boyle worked in.
• Expatriate: A person who lives outside their native country, describing a significant period of Kay Boyle's life.

Synonyms

• Writer
• Author
• Literary figure

Notes

• "Kay Boyle" is a single, specific referent (a person). It does not have phrasal verbs or idioms associated with it, as it is a proper name.

Học thuật

Noun

1. United States writer (1902-1992)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Boyle
• Kay Boyle