| 单词 | literary agent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasliterary agent literary agent n. an agent (now typically a professional one) who acts on behalf of an author in dealing with publishers and others involved in promoting his or her work. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > publishing > publisher > [noun] > literary agent literary agent1794 1794 Domest. Anecd. French Nation 260 Diderot..was honoured by the favours of the Empress of Russia, and was considered as her literary agent at Paris. 1857 G. H. Lewes Let. 11 Feb. in ‘G. Eliot’ Lett. (1954) II. 295 When I am no longer here to act as go-between he [sc. ‘George Eliot’] must, I think, become his own literary Agent. 1968 Writers' & Artists' Year Bk. 242 Literary agents exist to sell saleable material. 2001 D. Handler Cold Blue Blood (2002) xv. 227 Seven A-list Hollywood producers..called his literary agent to find out if he was interested in signing a development deal. < as lemmas |
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