In his review of a John Grisham novel he almost writes: The prevailing assumption among the literati is still ... that popularity equals mediocrity. From Wordnik.com. [Book Reviewing] Reference
There are no 'literati' at ThrillerFest--we are all book lovers. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Pinter: ThrillerFest: The Pillars of the Publishing Industry (PHOTOS)] Reference
There are no 'literati' at ThrillerFest -- we are all book lovers. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Pinter: ThrillerFest: The Pillars of the Publishing Industry (PHOTOS)] Reference
I guess I'd like to think of myself as one of the "literati" types. From Wordnik.com. [moschikat Diary Entry] Reference
A member of the Brooklyn "literati" executes a bare-legged walk-and-read. From Wordnik.com. [Cracks in the Sidewalk: The Future of Bike-Sharing] Reference
But this is finally a problem only if we can't separate the "literati" from literature itself. From Wordnik.com. [Poetry] Reference
A member of the Brooklyn "literati" executes a bare-legged walk-and-read while porteuring a baby with an Afgani scarf. From Wordnik.com. [Cracks in the Sidewalk: The Future of Bike-Sharing] Reference
These officials at the same time are the most highly educated members of the family and are often called the "literati". From Wordnik.com. [A History of China] Reference
When I use the term 'literati', I am not referring to those who write/publish/read/love works classified as 'literary' or 'literature'. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Pinter: Death of the Literati: Good Riddance to Closed-Mindedness] Reference
Roadies may be a bit stingy with their approbation not like you should even want it, but the so-called "literati" won't let you in at all. From Wordnik.com. [Effetes of Strength: The Dandies of Cycling] Reference
Do you not know that 'literati' means literally the branded?. From Wordnik.com. [St. Elmo. A Novel.] Reference
The calligraphic brushstroke of the Asian "literati" inadvertently became involved in a. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The most conspicuous of the species is that known as "literati," because of the erratic scribblings decorating its valves. From Wordnik.com. [Tropic Days] Reference
"As for the foreign 'literati', pray what 'literati' anything like his own rank did he encounter abroad?. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2] Reference
Big-city literati shared outdoor cafes with charter-boat fishermen. From Wordnik.com. [Invasion Of The Cruise Ships] Reference
Mitford set aside this too great reverence for the ancient literati. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847] Reference
The work is highly spoken of by the literati who have seen the advance sheets. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
No red carpet for the glitterati, here; just greener pastures for the literati. From Wordnik.com. [Kerry Trueman: Chelsea Clinton: Hudson Valley Girl? And a Vegan, Too!] Reference
First volume, for early newspapers, the Hartford Wits and literati of the colonial period. From Wordnik.com. [The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut] Reference
I need only mention musicians like Richter, Cornelius, Porges, literati like Glasenapp and Wolzogen. From Wordnik.com. [Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama] Reference
I would address, "says Coleridge," an affectionate exhortation to the youthful literati on my own experience. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1838] Reference
He also hosts the semiannual Internet World trade show, which has become the premier event for the Net literati. From Wordnik.com. [The Net 50] Reference
As Congress creates new rules to prevent Web surfers from drowning in a sea of spam, the literati are crying foul. From Wordnik.com. [Poetry: No Rhyme Or Reason] Reference
This word, which was engraven on the temple of Apollo, at Delphi, has occasioned much controversy among the literati. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 495, June 25, 1831] Reference
Among German literati, Herder is another representative of acquaintance with Sterne and appreciation of his masterpiece. From Wordnik.com. [Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century] Reference
The Murdoch book was evenhanded and respectful of the conservative press lord, and many left-wing British literati felt betrayed. From Wordnik.com. [When Harry Met Willie] Reference
Jacobite party, became subsequently recognised as the club of the literati, including among its members such men as Garrick and Byron. From Wordnik.com. [The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa] Reference
To capture the voice of a city as immense and diverse as New York, to write its essence, is a challenge taken on by many resident literati. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Evans: The Poetry of Michael Tyrell] Reference
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