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- DictionaryParnassian/pɑːˈnasɪən/
adjective
- 1. relating to poetry; poetic. literary
- 2. denoting a group of French poets of the late 19th century who emphasized strictness of form, named from the anthology Le Parnasse contemporain (1866): "the Parnassian movement"
noun
- 1. a member of the Parnassian group of poets: "the poetic values of the Parnassians"
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Parnassian, member of a group—headed by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle—of 19th-century French poets who stressed restraint, objectivity, technical perfection, and precise description as a reaction against the emotionalism and verbal imprecision of the Romantics.
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Parnassian can mean either of or relating to poetry in general, or of or relating to a school of French poets in the 19th century. Learn more about the word history, usage, and examples of Parnassian from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Parnassian is an adjective and noun derived from Latin Parnassius, meaning related to Mount Parnassus in Greece. It has different meanings in literature, insects, and other fields.
of, relating to, or noting a school of French poets of the latter half of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by a belief in art for art's sake, by an emphasis on metrical form, and by the repression of emotive elements: so called from Le Parnasse Contemporain, the title of their first collection of poems, published in 1866.
Parnassianism (or Parnassism) was a group of French poets that began during the positivist period of the 19th century (1860s-1890s), occurring after romanticism and prior to symbolism. The style was influenced by the author Théophile Gautier as well as by the philosophical ideas of Arthur Schopenhauer. [1]
Parnassian in British English. (pɑːˈnæsɪən ) noun. 1. one of a school of French poets of the late 19th century who wrote verse that emphasized metrical form and restricted emotion. adjective. 2. of or relating to the Parnassians or their poetry. Collins English Dictionary.
Parnassian is an adjective or noun that refers to a school of French poets of the late 19th century who valued form and detachment. Learn more about the origin, characteristics and examples of Parnassian poetry from various sources.
