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What is the main focus of literary realism?
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?
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?
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?
What was the impact of literary realism beyond literature?
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What prompted the revolt of modernism in literature?
What prompted the revolt of modernism in literature?
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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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