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poetics

/poʊˈɛtɪks/ noun

The theory of poetry, or of literature in general.

Word Origin Poet comes from Greek 'poietes' — literally 'a maker'. The root 'poiein' means 'to make', so a poet is a maker of verses. Poetics is the study of the art of making poetry. The same root appears in onomatopoeia: 'onomat' (name) + 'poiein' (make) — making a name from a sound. So poetics is the -ics of the maker's craft. The breakdown poet+ic+s: poet (maker), -ic (pertaining to), -s (plural noun).

noun The theory of poetry, or of literature in general. countable

Aristotle's Poetics remains a foundational text in literary theory.

(名词) 诗学；诗论

亚里士多德的《诗学》仍然是文学理论中的基础文本。

(sustantivo) La teoría de la poesía, o de la literatura en general.

La Poética de Aristóteles sigue siendo un texto fundamental en la teoría literaria.

(nom) poétique; art poétique [Théorie de la poésie ou de la littérature en général.]

La Poétique d'Aristote demeure un texte fondateur de la théorie littéraire.

(Substantiv) Poetik; Dichtkunstlehre [Die Theorie der Dichtung oder der Literatur im Allgemeinen; die Lehre von den Gestaltungsprinzipien literarischer Werke.]

Aristoteles’ **Poetics** gilt bis heute als grundlegender Text der Literaturtheorie.

(名詞) 詩学、詩または文学一般に関する理論。

アリストテレスの『詩学』は、文学理論における基礎的な文献であり続けている。

(substantivo) poética; teoria poética; teoria literária [A teoria da poesia, ou da literatura em geral.]

A Poética de Aristóteles continua sendo um texto fundamental na teoria literária.

Synonyms: literary theory aesthetics prosody versification theory of poetry art of poetry metrical theory critique
Word parts: poet + ic + s

Related words

poetic poet poetry poem poetess poetaster poetically poesy

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