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poetism

noun

Etymology

Coined by Karel Teige in the 1920s as poet + -ism.

  1. derived from ποιητής
  2. derived from poēta
  3. derived from poete
  4. inherited from poete
  5. suffixed as poetism — “poet + ism”

Definitions

  1. An avantgarde approach to art introduced by Karel Teige in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s in…

    An avantgarde approach to art introduced by Karel Teige in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s in reaction to the prevailing proletarian art, encouraging lyricism and an epicurean attitude.

    • And it should be pointed out that poetism is less harmful to poetry than scientism, because although it may make a poetic text seem cranky or pretentious, it will not denature it.
    • Poetism was intoxicated with life, with its sensuality and lyricism, and for the most part poetism ignored life's darker aspects.
    • Embracing poetism represented a definite departure of the Devétsil generation from proletarian art and consequently also a "breakup" with the official line of the Communist Party.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA