poetics

See also: poètics

English

Etymology

From the Poetics of Aristotle

Noun

poetics (plural poetics)

(philosophy, literature) The theory of poetry, or of literature in general
- 1988 October 21, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Bird Watching”, in Chicago Reader‎:
  Both significantly build on the poetics of death and dissolution that Black and Tan broached so powerfully […] .

Translations

the theory of poetry

Chinese:
Cantonese: 詩學, 诗学 (si¹ hok⁶)

Mandarin: 詩學 (zh), 诗学 (zh) (shīxué)
Finnish: poetiikka (fi), runousoppi (fi)

French: poétique (fr) f
German: Poetik (de) f, Dichtkunstlehre f
Swedish: poetik (sv) c

See also

poetics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

copiest, septoic

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