Ur-poem Definition
noun
A poem that is believed to be a precursor or prototype to a more modern class of poetry. The term most usually references a hypothetical 'mother poem' of a genre. Jerome McGann described the ur-poem as a work "whose existence is the Idea that can be abstracted out of all concrete and written texts which have ever existed or which ever will exist".
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Ur-poem
Noun
Singular:
ur-poem
Plural:
ur-poemsOrigin of Ur-poem
-
From ur- (“primordial”) + poem.
From Wiktionary
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to ur-poem using the buttons below.