Oeuvre
noun
The complete works of an artist, writer, or composer.
I spent the summer studying the complete oeuvre of Shakespeare.
Often appears as...
- body of oeuvre
- studying the oeuvre
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Literary
noun
A piece of work produced by an artist, writer, or composer.
This painting is an important part of the artist's early oeuvre.
Often appears as...
- early oeuvre
- late oeuvre
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Literary
noun
The complete works of an artist, writer, or composer.
I spent the summer studying the complete oeuvre of Shakespeare.
Often appears as...
- body of oeuvre
- studying the oeuvre
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A piece of work produced by an artist, writer, or composer.
This painting is an important part of the artist's early oeuvre.
Often appears as...
- early oeuvre
- late oeuvre
Usage tips
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/3Collected Works
Refers specifically to the collective works produced by one creator over a lifetime.
Her complete oeuvre includes novels, essays, and poetry.
Pro Tip 2/3Academic Study
Often used in scholarly contexts when discussing the full scope of a creator's work.
His oeuvre has been analyzed in numerous academic journals.
Pro Tip 3/3Evolution of Style
Used to examine changes in an artist's style or themes across different works.
The painter's oeuvre shows a dramatic shift in style after 1925.
Pro Tip 1/3Collected Works
Refers specifically to the collective works produced by one creator over a lifetime.
Her complete oeuvre includes novels, essays, and poetry.
Pro Tip 2/3Academic Study
Often used in scholarly contexts when discussing the full scope of a creator's work.
His oeuvre has been analyzed in numerous academic journals.
Pro Tip 3/3Evolution of Style
Used to examine changes in an artist's style or themes across different works.
The painter's oeuvre shows a dramatic shift in style after 1925.
Pro Tip 1/3Collected Works
Refers specifically to the collective works produced by one creator over a lifetime.
Her complete oeuvre includes novels, essays, and poetry.
Pro Tip 2/3Academic Study
Often used in scholarly contexts when discussing the full scope of a creator's work.
His oeuvre has been analyzed in numerous academic journals.
Pro Tip 3/3Evolution of Style
Used to examine changes in an artist's style or themes across different works.
The painter's oeuvre shows a dramatic shift in style after 1925.
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The art forger who...
was a huge proponent of this theory, though none of these works had surfaced. So van Meegeren decided to make one. He called it "The Supper at Emmaus." Bredius declared van Meegeren’s fake the masterpiece of Vermeer’s oeuvre.
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
In his write-up of this experiment in his book, Kinsey wrote, "Two sheets were laid down to protect the oriental carpets." Which is my second favorite line in the entire oeuvre of Alfred Kinsey.
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The art forger who...
was a huge proponent of this theory, though none of these works had surfaced. So van Meegeren decided to make one. He called it "The Supper at Emmaus." Bredius declared van Meegeren’s fake the masterpiece of Vermeer’s oeuvre.
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
In his write-up of this experiment in his book, Kinsey wrote, "Two sheets were laid down to protect the oriental carpets." Which is my second favorite line in the entire oeuvre of Alfred Kinsey.
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Elif Batuman
American Author
For a Nabokov fan, paging through 'Fine Lines,' which includes a critical introduction and several essayistic evaluations of Nabokov's scientific oeuvre, can feel a bit like reading the second half of 'Pale Fire': one is confronted by a content-rich, almost dementedly tangential commentary on an increasingly inscrutable work.
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Paul Di Filippo
American Writer
Certainly the highest posthumous praise that can be conferred upon any writer is the assertion that his or her writing permanently altered the literary landscape for the better, opening new textual doors and engaging new readers. That the author's oeuvre was essential and irreplaceable and transformative.
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Christopher Moore
American Writer
You know, a vampire book is not a book to be the vehicle for big themes and stuff, where sometimes when you're dealing with art or the life of Christ or the oeuvre of Shakespeare, you know, it's a little more ambitious.
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Anita Shreve
American Writer
A house with any kind of age will have dozens of stories to tell. I suppose if a novelist could live long enough, one could base an entire oeuvre on the lives that weave in and out of an antique house.
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Sandra Bernhard
American Actress
At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.
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Gulzar
Indian Poet
People mostly associate Tagore only with Gitanjali. That is the mistake they make. Gitanjali is just one per cent of his oeuvre.
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Rider Strong
American Actor
Maybe that's the whole teen oeuvre, you know covering people in disgusting bodily fluids and whatnot.
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Elif Batuman
American Author
For a Nabokov fan, paging through 'Fine Lines,' which includes a critical introduction and several essayistic evaluations of Nabokov's scientific oeuvre, can feel a bit like reading the second half of 'Pale Fire': one is confronted by a content-rich, almost dementedly tangential commentary on an increasingly inscrutable work.
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Paul Di Filippo
American Writer
Certainly the highest posthumous praise that can be conferred upon any writer is the assertion that his or her writing permanently altered the literary landscape for the better, opening new textual doors and engaging new readers. That the author's oeuvre was essential and irreplaceable and transformative.
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Christopher Moore
American Writer
You know, a vampire book is not a book to be the vehicle for big themes and stuff, where sometimes when you're dealing with art or the life of Christ or the oeuvre of Shakespeare, you know, it's a little more ambitious.
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Anita Shreve
American Writer
A house with any kind of age will have dozens of stories to tell. I suppose if a novelist could live long enough, one could base an entire oeuvre on the lives that weave in and out of an antique house.
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Sandra Bernhard
American Actress
At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.
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Gulzar
Indian Poet
People mostly associate Tagore only with Gitanjali. That is the mistake they make. Gitanjali is just one per cent of his oeuvre.
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Rider Strong
American Actor
Maybe that's the whole teen oeuvre, you know covering people in disgusting bodily fluids and whatnot.
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