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Acmeism the work and theories of the Acmeists, an anti-symbolist movement of early twentieth-century Russian poets, including Mandelstam and Akhmatova, who strove for lucidity of style, definiteness, and texture in their poetry. — acmeist, n., adj.. See also: Literary StyleHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He also took on the Futurist urge
to incorporate new words and sounds (the sounds of the street, terms
from shipping and aviation) and, before the term Acmeism was invented,
sought to imbue Symbolism with a revival of color, greater sobriety and
simplicity. |
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