belletrism


bel·let·rist

B0174200 (bĕl-lĕt′rĭst)n. A writer of belles-lettres.
bel·let′rism n.bel′le·tris′tic (bĕl′ĭ-trĭs′tĭk) adj.

belletrism, belles-lettrism

the view that literature is a fine art, especially as having a purely aesthetic function. — belletrist, n. — belles lettres, n. — belletristic, adj.See also: Literature