Marinism (Italian marinismo, or secentismo, `17th century`) is the name now given to an ornate, witty style of poetry and verse drama written in imitation of Giambattista Marino (1569-1625), following in particular La Lira and L`Adone. ==Features== The critic James V. Mirollo, the author of the first monograph in English on the subject, disting......
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• (n.) A bombastic literary style marked by the use of metaphors and antitheses characteristic of the Italian poet Giambattista Marini (1569-1625).
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(Italian: `17th century`), style of the 17th-century poet Giambattista Marino (q.v.) as it first appeared in part three of La lira (1614; `The ... [2 related articles]
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Ma·ri'nism noun A bombastic literary style marked by the use of metaphors and antitheses characteristic of the Italian poet Giambattista Marini (1569- 1625). --
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