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Definition of Didacticism
1. Noun. Communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive. "The didacticism of the 19th century gave birth to many great museums"
Definition of Didacticism
1. n. The didactic method or system.
Definition of Didacticism
1. Noun. An artistic philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities over mere entertainment. ¹
2. Noun. A work, statement, etc. of this kind. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Didacticism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Didacticism
Literary usage of Didacticism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Victorian Prose Masters: Thackeray--Carlyle--George Eliot--Matthew Arnold by William Crary Brownell (1901)
"III To this predominance of the emotional sense over the thinking power is
undoubtedly due the didacticism which is the prominent strain in all his writings ..."
2. Gnomic Poetry in Anglo-Saxon by Blanche Colton Williams (1914)
"... speech or terse saying or ask a riddle about a natural phenomenon;2 it will
invent a charm to drive away an evil spirit.3 didacticism enters very early; ..."
3. The Influence of the "Celestina" in the Early English Drama by Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach (1903)
"He certainly ruined it beyond all hope of repair in the minds of the moderns,
but when the Tudors reigned didacticism was the fashion, and it is no wonder ..."
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