Etymology

poetism

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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

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