Meaning of POETIC JUSTICE
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| | Definition: | | [n] an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) |
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| | Synonyms: | | just deserts |
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| | See Also: | | final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination | |
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| | Definition: | |  Poetic Justice
One of our most prominent philosophers and public intellectuals explores how literature can contribute to a more just society. Timely and urgent . . . a tract for the times in the guise of a defense of the literary imagination.Morris Dickstein, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW. Index. more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | ars poetica, defensibility, drumhead justice, dueness, equitableness, equity, evenhandedness, give-and-take, justice, justifiability, justifiableness, justification, justness, lawfulness, legality, measure for measure, meetness, nemesis, poetcraft, poetic language, poetic license, poeticism, poetics, properness, propriety, retributive justice, right, rightfulness, rightness, rude justice, scales of justice, summary justice, versecraft, versemaking, versification, warrantability, warrantedness, what is right |
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