Literary Realism
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What is the main focus of literary realism?

  • Embracing the scientific rationalization of nature
  • Depicting aristocratic social and political norms
  • Incorporating speculative fiction and supernatural elements
  • Representing subject-matter truthfully (correct)

    • What was the reaction of 19th-century realism to Romanticism?

  • It embraced the romantic ideals
  • It focused on speculative fiction like Romanticism
  • It incorporated supernatural elements from Romanticism
  • It was a reaction against the romantic movement (correct)

    • What was the driving motive of modernist literature around 1900?

  • Promoting the scientific rationalization of nature
  • Embracing the 19th-century social norms
  • Criticism of the 19th-century bourgeois social order and world view (correct)
  • Adoption of the 19th-century romantic ideals

    • What was the impact of literary realism beyond literature?

    <p>Major impact on historiography, education, and the natural sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What prompted the revolt of modernism in literature?

    <p>Rigidities, conventions, and limitations of Victorian realism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    Literary Realism

    • Focuses on accurate representation of everyday life, highlighting the mundane and ordinary
    • Aims to portray reality in a truthful and objective manner, without idealization or romanticization

    Reaction to Romanticism

    • 19th-century realism reacts against Romanticism's emphasis on emotion, imagination, and the sublime
    • Realism seeks to debunk Romanticism's idealized and fantastical portrayals of life

    Modernist Literature

    • Around 1900, the driving motive of modernist literature is to experiment with new forms and styles
    • Modernist writers reject traditional narrative structures and conventions, seeking to create innovative and fragmented works

    Impact of Literary Realism

    • Beyond literature, literary realism influences the development of other art forms, such as photography and film
    • Realism's focus on the mundane and everyday life also shapes the way people think about social and political issues

    Modernist Revolt

    • The revolt of modernism in literature is prompted by a desire to break free from the constraints of traditional forms and conventions
    • Modernist writers seek to challenge and subvert dominant cultural and literary values, seeking to create a new and more authentic way of representing reality

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    Test your knowledge of literary realism with this quiz! Explore the origins and key characteristics of this genre, and brush up on famous realist authors and their works. From French literature with Stendhal to Russian literary realism, challenge yourself with questions on this influential literary movement.

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