belletrism
noun
bel·le·trism
bel-ˈle-ˌtri-zəm
variants
or belles-lettrism
bel-ˈle-ˌtri-zəm
plural -s
: an interest in belles lettres to the neglect of more practical or informative literature : literary aestheticism
emphasis upon belletrism … is an educational luxury in this chaotic era—W. L. Moore
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