Formalism definition

Rigorous or excessive adherence to recognized forms, as in religion or art.

An instance of rigorous or excessive adherence to recognized forms.

A method of aesthetic analysis that emphasizes structural elements and artistic techniques rather than content, especially in literary works.

Strict or excessive attention to or insistence on outward forms, as in art, or established traditions, as in religion.

An instance of this.

(computing) One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory.

(literature) An approach to interpretation and/or evaluation focused on the (usually linguistic) structure of a literary work rather than on the contexts of its origin or reception.