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Common collocations with literary in British Collocation

literary adjective

UK /ˈlɪt(ə)rəri/

expert

critic
scholar

He is literary critic of the New York Times.

study

criticism
study
theory

Her academic interests include literary theory and women’s literature.

work of literature

classic
masterpiece
text
work

He is best known for his television dramatizations of English literary classics.

magazine

journal
magazine

I also edited the school’s literary magazine that year.

tradition

heritage
history
tradition

Dublin is home to a great literary tradition.

writer

figure
giant

Forster was also an influential critic who helped to establish younger literary figures, such as the poet Robert Browning.

festival

festival

Just a short drive away is Hay-on-Wye, famous for its annual literary festival.

type of literature

genre

This course gives students the opportunity to study a wide range of texts from different literary genres and periods of time.

style

style

His literary style is remarkably fine.

stories about imaginary events and people

fiction

We have the widest range of titles of any UK publisher, from children’s books to literary fiction.