The practice, style, or system of characterising; a distinctive feature or characteristic quality, especially in art or literature.
From 'character' plus the suffix '-ism' meaning a practice, system, or distinctive doctrine; referring to an emphasis on characterisation in artistic or literary work.
In the 1800s, literary critics used 'characterism' to praise novels that focused on deep portraits of people rather than plot—it was a philosophy about what mattered in storytelling.
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