English Dictionary

man of letters

名詞

古風

(dated) A literary man; a scholar or author.

日本語の意味

文学者（文筆家としての著名な人物） / 学者（文学や詩文に精通している人） / 著者（書物や論文などの著述活動を行う人）

Though he was a man of letters, his views were often considered old-fashioned by younger critics.

彼は文人であったが、彼の見解は若い批評家たちにはしばしば時代遅れだと見なされた。

意味（1）

(dated) A literary man; a scholar or author.

This may be accounted for largely on the ground that Cicero and Petrarch were men of the same temperament and cast of mind. They were both typical men of letters. The man of letters is intellectually alert; sensitive to impressions and able to report them; hospitable to all ideas of his time; […]

men of letters （ plural ）