tendency writing

English

Etymology

The name is borrowed from German forms such as Tendenzschrift, Tendenzroman ("tendency novel"), and Tendenzdrama.

Noun

tendency writing (countable and uncountable, plural tendency writings)

1. (literature) Literature produced in order to promote a cause or serve a rhetorical purpose that the writing itself never makes explicit. These purposes are typically social, political, or moral.

Related terms

• tendency film

References

• Oxford English Dictionary 2nd. ed. "Tendency"