Poetics

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Poetics \Po*et"ics\, n. [Cf. F. po['e]tique, L. po["e]tica,
     po["e]tice, Gr. ? (sc. ?.]
     The principles and rules of the art of poetry. --J. Warton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  poetics
       n : study of poetic works