poetism

noun

1. 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.

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   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.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry poetism (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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