Gongorism

Gongorism [gong-guh-riz-uh m, gawng-] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. imitation of the ornate and intricate style of Góngora y Argote.

Origin of Gongorism From the Spanish word gongorismo, dating back to 1805–15. See Góngora y Argote, -ism Related formsGon·go·rist, nounGon·go·ris·tic, adjective Related Words for gongorism grandiloquence, rhetoric, bombast, delicacy, wordiness, pomposity, fustian, Gongorism, purism Examples from the Web for gongorism Historical Examples of gongorism

He was accused of ‘Gongorism’, and this piece is one somewhat of ‘conviction’.

Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol III

John Cleveland

The same essay contains very useful information on Gongorism and other kinds of affected styles of the sixteenth century.

The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare

J. J. Jusserand

British Dictionary definitions for gongorism Gongorism noun

1. an affected literary style characterized by intricate language and obscurity
2. an example of this

Derived FormsGongorist, nounGongoristic, adjectiveWord Origin for Gongorism C19: from Spanish gongorismo; see Góngora y Argote