"poetics" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poetics [plural]
Etymology: From the Poetics of Aristotle. Head templates: {{en-noun|poetics}} poetics (plural poetics)
  1. (philosophy, literature) The theory of poetry, or of literature in general. Categories (topical): Literature, Philosophy, Poetry Derived forms: cognitive poetics Translations (the theory of poetry): поетика (poetika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 詩學 (Chinese Cantonese), 诗学 (si¹ hok⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 詩學 (Chinese Mandarin), 诗学 (shīxué) (Chinese Mandarin), poetiikka (Finnish), runousoppi (Finnish), poétique [feminine] (French), Poetik [feminine] (German), Dichtkunstlehre [feminine] (German), poétika (Hungarian), költészettan (Hungarian), поэтика (poétika) (Kazakh), poetyka [feminine] (Polish), поэтика (poetika) [feminine] (Russian), poetik [common-gender] (Swedish), poetik (Turkish)

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