literati

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This makes for puckish satire of the literati and its highly cultured brand of condescension; at times the movie feels like a South American spin on a Noah Baumbach film.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

In the world of literature, for example, authors who are “othered” outside of the elite literati typically are boxed into othering themselves just to parlay their creativity into a career.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

Unlike, for example, the 1983 list, which now looks like a defining picture of the London literati, the judges believe the 2023 list is more representative of British society as a whole.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

Alert the literati — Susan Sontag is getting a biopic and Kristen Stewart is set to play the late writer-provocateur.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

The young poets Vos and Brandt, the poetess Alida Bruno, and others of the rising literati, sought her friendship.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den