Acmeist

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noun / adjective (literature / literary history)

Definition

A poet or writer belonging to acmeism or adopting the aesthetic principles of this Russian modernist literary movement; relating to acmeism. As an adjective, it describes a work, text, or artistic vision marked by structural clarity, formal balance, and a rigorous focus on the concrete world.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Acmeist
  • Acmeistic

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Masculine noun or variable adjective, plural form: acmeiști, definite plural: acmeiștilor.
Formation Derived from 'acmeism' using the agent suffix '-ist' to designate an adherent or a specific stylistic property.
Spelling / Pronunciation [ak.me.ˈist]
Source Lexicon of Modernist Movements, Literary Criticism, and Poetics

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Osip Mandelștam a fost un reprezentant acmeist de seamă, transformând cuvântul într-o unitate arhitecturală de o precizie rară.

EN: Osip Mandelstam was a prominent acmeist representative, transforming the word into an architectural unit of rare precision.

RO: Stilul său acmeist se recunoaște imediat prin absența metaforelor vagi și prin prezența unor imagini plastice foarte bine conturate.

EN: His acmeist style is immediately recognized by the absence of vague metaphors and the presence of highly well-defined plastic images.

RO: Criticul a analizat volumul din perspectivă comparativă, încadrând poemele timpurii în sfera unui manifest acmeist.

EN: The critic analyzed the volume from a comparative perspective, framing the early poems within the sphere of an acmeist manifesto.

Idioms & Phrases

Poet acmeist / Acmeist poet

RO: Autor care respinge principiile abstracte ale simbolismului în favoarea meșteșugului poetic riguros și a redării fidele a realității tactile.

EN: An author who rejects the abstract principles of symbolism in favor of rigorous poetic craftsmanship and faithful rendering of tactile reality.

Stil acmeist / Acmeist style / acmeistic manner

RO: Modalitate de scriere poetică bazată pe echilibru, sobrietate emoțională, claritate neoclasică și utilizarea termenilor exacți.

EN: A manner of poetic writing based on balance, emotional sobriety, neoclassical clarity, and the use of exact terms.

Manifest acmeist / Acmeist manifesto

RO: Text teoretic prin care scriitorii acestui curent își argumentau public poziția estetică și noile reguli de compoziție literară.

EN: A theoretical text through which the writers of this movement publicly argued their aesthetic position and new rules of literary composition.

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