Decorum Neoclassicism
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Decorum neoclassicism. Right proper was a principle of classical rhetoric poetry and theatrical theory concerning the fitness or otherwise of a style to a theatrical subject. And yet there was no self styled group no rulebook. The concept of decorum is also applied to prescribed limits of appropriate social behavior within set situations.
In neoclassical poetry decorum is the style and mannerism that is thought of as vital to a good and complete work. That said pope in his poetical essay identified and exemplified key neoclassical principles such as wit rationality and literary decorum elegant harmony of style and. Academic theorists especially those of france and italy during the 17th century argued that expression costume details and setting of a work should be as appropriate to their subject as possible.
Like most cultural movements neoclassicism was only labelled and defined retrospectively. The 18th century neoclassicists inherited this theory of decorum but giving preference. Decorum from the latin.