Didacticism

[Jessica]

-noun

dih-dakt-a-siz-uhm

1. A word commonly used to fill a [gap] in knowledge; often [appearing] in conversation that surpasses the intellectual ability of [the speaker].

[gusepinax]

communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive

[SanchoPn 0]

An artistic philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities over mere entertainment.

[DanielDiems]

the didactic method or system

[RobertFaw]

Didacticism is a philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature and other types of art. The term has its origin in the Ancient Greek word διδακτικός, related to education and teaching, and signified learning in a fascinating and intriguing manner.
Didactic art was meant both to entertain and to instruct. Didactic plays, for instance, were intended to convey a moral theme or other rich truth to the audience. An example of didactic writing is Alexander Popes An Essay on Criticism, which offers a range of advice about critics and criticism. An example of didactism in music is the chant Ut queant laxis, which was used by Guido of Arezzo to teach solfege syllables.
Around the 19th century the term didactic came to also be used as a criticism for work that appears to be overly burdened with instructive, factual, or otherwise educational information, to the detriment of the enjoyment of the reader. Edgar Allan Poe even called didacticism the worst of heresies in his essay The Poetic Principle.

[riiiilhuvono]

A work, statement, etc. of this kind.