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Acmeism
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English
Etymology
From en ru акмеи́зм, from en grc -.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæk.miː.ɪz.əm/
Noun
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A literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia, reacting against symbolism and concerned with greater immediacy in poetic language.
en Acmeism Jonathan Stone Historical Dictionary of Russian Literature 2013 Rowman & Littlefield 9 https://books.google.com/books?id=jLBVekT64q8C&pg=PA9&dq=%22Acmeism%22&hl=&cd=6&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Acmeism%22&f=false 978-0-8108-7182-3 A manifestation of Russian modernism that comprised those who had “overcome” symbolism, acmeism represents a facet of 20th-century Russian literature without a direct predecessor in Europe.
Derived terms
en Acmeist
Translations
a literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia
Finnish: fi akmeismi
Polish: pl akmeizm m
Portuguese: pt acmeísmo m
Russian: ru акмеи́зм m
Further reading
Acmeist poetry
Anagrams
en aceimms cammies miscame
en Poetry