Anti classicism
the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient greece and rome.
adherence to such principles.
the style in literature and art, or adherence to its principles (contrasted with ).
compare (def 7).
a greek or latin idiom or form, especially one used in some other language.
scholarship or learning.
noun
a style based on the study of greek and roman models, characterized by emotional restraint and regularity of form, -ssociated esp with the 18th century in europe; the ant-thesis of romanticism compare neocl-ssicism
knowledge or study of the culture of ancient greece and rome
a greek or latin form or expression
an expression in a modern language, such as english, that is modelled on a greek or latin form
n.
“cl-ssical style in art or literature,” 1830, from cl-ssic + -ism. related: cl-ssicist.
an approach to aesthetics that favors restraint, rationality, and the use of strict forms in literature, painting, architecture, and other arts. it flourished in ancient greece and rome, and throughout europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. cl-ssicists often derived their models from the ancient greeks and romans.
note: cl-ssicism is sometimes considered the opposite of romanticism.
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