Around the 19th century the term didactic came to also be used as a criticism for work that appears to be overburdened with instructive, factual, or otherwise educational information, to the detriment of the enjoyment of the reader (a meaning that was quite foreign to Greek thought).
Sekitar abad ke-19, kata didaktis mulai dipakai sebagai kritik terhadap karya yang tampaknya memiliki terlalu banyak informasi instruktif, faktual, atau mendidik sehingga membuat kecewa pembaca (makna yang lumayan asing bagi pemikiran Yunani).