Literary circle

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A literary circle or coterie, according to The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms, is a "small group of writers (and others) bound together more by friendship and habitual association than by a common literary cause or style that might unite a school or movement. The term often has pejorative connotations of exclusive cliquishness". [1]

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Some Bloomsbury members. SomeBloomsburymembers.jpg
Some Bloomsbury members.
Adolfo Bioy Casares, Victoria Ocampo and Jorge Luis Borges in Mar del Plata in 1935. They were all members of the Florida Group Bioy Casares, Ocampo y Borges.jpg
Adolfo Bioy Casares, Victoria Ocampo and Jorge Luis Borges in Mar del Plata in 1935. They were all members of the Florida Group

A literary circle differs from a writing circle, in that the latter usually includes only writers and the focus is on the process of writing. A literary circle also differs from a literary society, in that the latter need not contain any writers; members of a literary society come together to discuss or celebrate literary works or authors.

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  1. Baldick, Chris. "Coterie". The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (4 ed.). Oxford University Press, 2015. Accessed 29 Jan. 2024.
  2. Khan, Saeed (2013-08-18). "Master of metre". The Times of India . Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2023-01-25.

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