poetic tradition

collocation in English

meaningsofpoeticandtradition

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poetic
adjective
uk
/pəʊˈet.ɪk/us
/poʊˈet̬.ɪk/
like or relating to poetry ...
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tradition
noun[C or U]
uk
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/
a belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time, or all of these beliefs, etc. in a particular society ...
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(Definition ofpoeticandtraditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Poetictraditioncannot explain these horses away.
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Further, the latepoetictraditionitself evolved over time.
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Thepoetictraditionof the period is minimally treated.
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Given the high frequency of compound formation in thepoetictradition, the appearance of some compounds with different meanings in two poems was probably inevitable.
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Even more striking is the presence of 2,604 poetic compounds in only one poem, a situation which demonstrates just how productive and idiosyncratic compound formation was in thepoetictradition.
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Both of these have had a great impact on the subsequentpoetictradition.
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Poetictraditionremains a problematic concept, subject to the same flaws as the poetic canon.
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He has had the skill and courage to confront, absorb, and renew ourpoetictraditionat its most vital.
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The "clr" were poet-musicians, considered the lowest tier of thepoetictradition, and often looked down on as mere minstrels by the court poets.
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All four are preserved in forms that are clearly to some extent corrupt, suggesting that the scribes may themselves not have been entirely familiar with thepoetictradition.
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Many of these poems are difficult to date and often appear in variant versions suggesting adaptation over a period of time within the oralpoetictradition.
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