diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4512ebd2..ee3dd83a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ In this example we start with a simple atomic class expression and move to some
 ones and finally render and print the last of them in description logics syntax.
 
 ```python
-from owlapy.render import DLSyntaxObjectRenderer
 from owlapy.model import IRI, OWLClass, OWLObjectProperty, OWLObjectSomeValuesFrom, \
                          OWLObjectIntersectionOf
 from owlapy.owl2sparql.converter import owl_expression_to_sparql
+from owlapy.render import owl_expression_to_dl
 
 # Create an IRI object using the iri as a string for 'male' class.
 male_iri = IRI.create('http://example.com/society#male')
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ males_with_children = OWLObjectSomeValuesFrom(hasChild, male)
 teacher = OWLClass(IRI.create('http://example.com/society#teacher'))
 male_teachers_with_children = OWLObjectIntersectionOf([males_with_children, teacher])
 
-# You can render and print owl class expressions in description logics syntax
-print(DLSyntaxObjectRenderer().render(male_teachers_with_children)) 
+# You can render and print owl class expressions in description logics syntax (and vice-versa)
+print(owl_expression_to_dl(male_teachers_with_children)) 
 # (∃ hasChild.male) ⊓ teacher
 print(owl_expression_to_sparql("?x", male_teachers_with_children))
 #  SELECT DISTINCT ?x WHERE {  ?x <http://example.com/society#hasChild> ?s_1 . ?s_1 a <http://example.com/society#male> . ?x a <http://example.com/society#teacher> .  } }
diff --git a/owlapy/parser.py b/owlapy/parser.py
index f6f2b761..e3eb950d 100644
--- a/owlapy/parser.py
+++ b/owlapy/parser.py
@@ -764,3 +764,15 @@ def visit_parentheses(self, node, children) -> OWLClassExpression:
 
     def generic_visit(self, node, children):
         return children or node
+
+
+DLparser = DLSyntaxParser()
+ManchesterParser = ManchesterOWLSyntaxParser()
+
+
+def dl_to_owl_expression(dl_expression: str):
+    return DLparser.parse_expression(dl_expression)
+
+
+def manchester_to_owl_expression(manchester_expression: str):
+    return ManchesterParser.parse_expression(manchester_expression)
diff --git a/owlapy/render.py b/owlapy/render.py
index f68b1fb7..e72e69ae 100644
--- a/owlapy/render.py
+++ b/owlapy/render.py
@@ -420,3 +420,15 @@ def _render_nested(self, c: OWLClassExpression) -> str:
             return "(%s)" % self.render(c)
         else:
             return self.render(c)
+
+
+DLrenderer = DLSyntaxObjectRenderer()
+ManchesterRenderer = ManchesterOWLSyntaxOWLObjectRenderer()
+
+
+def owl_expression_to_dl(o: OWLObject) -> str:
+    return DLrenderer.render(o)
+
+
+def owl_expression_to_manchester(o: OWLObject) -> str:
+    return ManchesterRenderer.render(o)