Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
arch realist
English answer:
preeminent or extreme realist
English term
arch realist
What does "arch realist" mean?
| 4 +8 | preeminent or extreme realist |
Charles Davis
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| 4 +5 | quintessential realist |
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Dec 28, 2015 12:06: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Dec 30, 2015 09:20: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
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preeminent or extreme realist
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_eng...
"Realist" is a problematic term in literature, but put simply, it means a writer of narrative fiction who reflects reality faithfully in his/her works.
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quintessential realist
"A combining form that represents the outcome of archi- in words borrowed through Latin from Greek in the Old English period; it subsequently became a productive form added to nouns of any origin, which thus denote individuals or institutions directing or having authority over others of their class ( archbishop; archdiocese; archpriest). More recently, arch- 1, has developed the senses “principal” ( archenemy; archrival) or “prototypical” and thus exemplary or extreme ( archconservative); nouns so formed are almost always pejorative."
In other words, it means "that most extreme of realists". I don't think the sense is particularly pejorative here.
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