A person who represents writers and their written works to publishers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same.

(literature) A register of a language that is used in literary writing.

plural of literary inquisition

(historical) The persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings as practiced in imperial China.

In many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory.

plural of literary agent

plural of literary technique

(law) A person acting on behalf of beneficiaries (e.g. family members, a designated charity, a research library or archive) under the author's will.

(grammar) The present tense as used by convention to describe events in fictional works, such as when explaining the plot of a book or film.

Any work of fiction regarded as having literary merit. / Fiction lacking speculative elements and centred on character and theme.