Aesopic

Aesopic
Aesopic (adj.) 1927, in reference to Soviet literary censorship: "obscure or ambiguous writing, often allegorical, which disguises dissent," from AESOP (Cf. Aesop) + -IC (Cf. -ic). The term (Russian ezopovskii, 1875) arose under the Tsars and the style was used by Russian communists. Once they took power the word was applied by them as a charge against their own dissidents.

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  • AEsopic — [AE]*sop ic, Esopic E*sop ic, a. [L. Aesopicus, Gr. ?.] Same as {[AE]sopian}. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Aesopic — adjective see Aesopian …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • aesopic — ae·sop·ic …   English syllables

  • aesopic — adjective see aesopian …   Useful english dictionary

  • Esopic — AEsopic [AE]*sop ic, Esopic E*sop ic, a. [L. Aesopicus, Gr. ?.] Same as {[AE]sopian}. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Reifarth — Gert Reifarth (* 1968 in der DDR), ist ein deutscher Literatur und Kulturwissenschaftler sowie Theatermacher. Reifarth studierte 1987 1993 Germanistik und Anglistik in Jena, arbeitete 1994 1999 als Germanistik und Sprachdozent in Galway/Irland,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Gert Reifarth — (* 1968 in der DDR), ist ein deutscher Literatur und Kulturwissenschaftler sowie Theatermacher. Leben Reifarth studierte 1987–1993 Germanistik und Anglistik in Jena, arbeitete 1994–1999 als Germanistik und Sprachdozent in Galway/Irland, 2000–2003 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Aesopian — also Aesopic adjective Date: 1728 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables 2. conveying an innocent meaning to an outsider but a hidden meaning to a member of a conspiracy or underground movement < Aesopian language > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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