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| In this sense, the ] is didactic because it offers guidance in moral, religious, and ethical matters. It tells stories of the lives of people that followed ] teachings, and stories of people that decided to go against ] and the consequences that they faced. Another example is ]'s '']'', which offers a range of criticism and advice. | In this sense, the ] is didactic because it offers guidance in moral, religious, and ethical matters. It tells stories of the lives of people that followed ] teachings, and stories of people that decided to go against ] and the consequences that they faced. Another example is ]'s '']'', which offers a range of criticism and advice. | ||
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The trm "didactic" also refers to texts that are overburdened with instructive and factual information, sometimes to the detriment of a reader's enjoyment. The opposite of "didactic" is "non-didactic." If a writer is more concerned with artistic qualities and techniques than with conveying a message, then that piece of work is considered to be non-didactic, even if it is instructive. This has occasionally been used in ] contexts, such as a mention in the '']'' episode "]" of ] being fond of an art form known as "didactic ]". | ||
| Some have suggested that nearly all of the best ] is didactic. Contrarily, ] called didacticism the worst of "heresies" in his essay '']''. | Some have suggested that nearly all of the best ] is didactic. Contrarily, ] called didacticism the worst of "heresies" in his essay '']''. | ||
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Didacticism is an artistic philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature and other types of art. Didactic art should not primarily "entertain" or pursue the subjective goals of the artist.
In this sense, the Bible is didactic because it offers guidance in moral, religious, and ethical matters. It tells stories of the lives of people that followed Judeo-Christian teachings, and stories of people that decided to go against God and the consequences that they faced. Another example is Alexander Pope's An Essay on Criticism, which offers a range of criticism and advice.
The trm "didactic" also refers to texts that are overburdened with instructive and factual information, sometimes to the detriment of a reader's enjoyment. The opposite of "didactic" is "non-didactic." If a writer is more concerned with artistic qualities and techniques than with conveying a message, then that piece of work is considered to be non-didactic, even if it is instructive. This has occasionally been used in tongue-in-cheek contexts, such as a mention in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Wrongs Darker than Death or Night" of Dukat being fond of an art form known as "didactic theatre".
Some have suggested that nearly all of the best poetry is didactic. Contrarily, Edgar Allan Poe called didacticism the worst of "heresies" in his essay The Poetic Principle.
Other examples of didactic literature include:
- Instructions for Parish Priests, by John Mirk
- the poem Georgics, by Virgil
- Tracts by Tomas Stitny
- the Jataka Tales
- New England Primer
- Goody Two-Shoes
- The Coquette
See also
Didactic plays teach the audience through the use of a moral or a theme.
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