poetics

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poetics

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From the Poetics of Aristotle.

noun poetics

The theory of poetry, or of literature in general. Both significantly build on the poetics of death and dissolution that Black and Tan broached so powerfully[…].

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noun the theory of poetry

中文	詩學 /诗学 shīxué
Français	poétique
Deutsch	Poetik, Dichtkunstlehre
Русский	поэтика poetika

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@misc{poetics_2026,
  title = {poetics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poetics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}