Acmeism

English

Etymology

From Russian акмеи́зм (akmeízm), from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæk.miː.ɪz.əm/

Noun

Acmeism (uncountable)

1. A literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia, reacting against symbolism and concerned with greater immediacy in poetic language.
   • 2013, Jonathan Stone, “Acmeism”, in Historical Dictionary of Russian Literature, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 9:

     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

• Acmeist

Translations

a literary movement in early twentieth-century Russia

• Finnish: akmeismi
• Polish: akmeizm (pl) m
• Portuguese: acmeísmo m
• Russian: акмеи́зм (ru) m (akmeízm)

Further reading

• Acmeist poetry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• cammies, miscame