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Gongorism
[ gong-guh-riz-uhm, gawng- ]
noun
- imitation of the ornate and intricate style of Góngora y Argote.
Gongorism
/ ˈɡɒŋɡəˌɪə /
noun
- an affected literary style characterized by intricate language and obscurity
- an example of this
Derived Forms
- ˈҴDzԲǰ, noun
- ˌҴDzԲˈپ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ҴDzg· noun
- ҴDzg·t adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Gongorism1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Gongorism1
Example Sentences
It reads like Martin Amis on mescaline, with that certain English Gongorism of violence that you can also find in Anthony Burgess and J. G. Ballard.
As a poet Faria y Sousa was nearly as prolific; but his poems are vitiated by the prevailing Gongorism of his time.
The same essay contains very useful information on Gongorism and other kinds of affected styles of the sixteenth century.
Saint Augustine was a Gongorine and a conceptualist at the same time, which makes me think that Gongorism and conceptualism are the most natural forms of passion and vehemence.
The origins of Euphuism and of that later form of preciousness which is sometimes called Gongorism and sometimes Marinism have been much discussed, but the last word has certainly not been said on them.
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