Afrikaans can claim the same literary roots as contemporary Dutch, as both languages stem from 17th century Dutch.

After a weekend dominated by politics and international events, the Hay festival returned to its literary roots yesterday.

"Iris," which came out in December, also had literary roots and literate characters - it was about the writer Iris Murdoch.

A "serious effort to restore economics to its literary, moral, historic and political roots."

The current newspaper bears a name with proud literary roots dating back to the 19th century, and claims to be a continuation of the original publication.

The method has literary roots and embellishments in American fiction.

The play's literary roots for characters and situations can be found in Williams' 1945 short story "Tent Worms".

Usually the movie is examined in terms of its literary roots or its social protest.

The crux of Mr. Foster's case is in the literary roots of "A Visit."

With its strong literary roots, the work is close in spirit to the Magic Realism of Latin American novelists.