= classical, adj. 7.

Characterized by adherence to established stylistic forms, and by harmony, balance, and restraint, believed to be exemplified in the classics of…

Of or relating to the Alexandrian school of Greek literature (cf. sense A. 2b). Also: characteristic of this, esp. in being derivative…

Frequently as Romantic. Designating, relating to, or characteristic of a movement or style during the… With reference to literature, art, etc.

Characterized by faithfulness of representation, esp. in reference to art, film, and literature; representing things in a way that is accurate and…

Relating to or characteristic of realists.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Romanticism or Romanticists (frequently in form Romanticist). Also sometimes more generally: romantic.

relating to or characteristic of a symbolist (esp. in sense 2c); belonging to or characterized by symbolism.

= symbolistic adj.

Of, relating to, or designating a new or modern social, philosophical, or artistic movement incorporating elements of romanticism.

That aims at a faithful representation of nature; realistic. In literature, theatre, film, etc.

= Alexandrian, adj.1 (in various senses).

Of, relating to, characteristic of, or designating a style of art, architecture, music, literature, etc., that is based on or influenced by classical…

Of or pertaining to impressionism; in the style of the impressionists. Also, in a general sense: subjective, unsystematic (formed directly from impr…

= impressionistic, adj. 1.

A member of a school of Dutch writers that flourished in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, who aimed to combine the best…

= veristic adj. at verist, n. derivatives.

relating to the Félibres, or to the Provençal literature produced by them.

Art and Literature. Having the characteristics of symbolism (see symbolism, n. 1d).

attributive or as adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Dada (see sense A.).

Belonging to, characteristic of, or relating to Dadaism (Dadaism, n.); designating the Dada movement. Cf. Dada, adj.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, surrealism.

Of or relating to postmodernism; belonging to the postmodern period or style.

characteristic or suggestive of surrealism.

With capital initial. An adherent of Ultraism (additions 2). Also attributive or as adj.

Of, relating to, or characterized by lettrism or the lettrists.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of social realism or social realists.

= social realist, adj.

Of or pertaining to formalism, in various senses; formalistic.