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Title: The Rise of Realism


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The Rise of Realism
  • Realism
  • A literary movement that attempts to depict life
    accurately as it really is, without romanticizing
    it.
  • Naturalism
  • An extension of realism that claimed to portray
    life as if it were examined through a scientists
    microscope. Laws of nature beyond our control.

2
Realism
  • Civil War Lit
  • Not too much too busy fighting
  • Diaries and journals
  • Realism Process
  • Observe
  • Record
  • Analyze

3
Writers
  • Mark TwainHuck Finn. The Celebrated Jumping
    Frog of Calaveras County Dialect, Humor
  • Abraham LincolnThe Gettysburg Address. 16th
    President
  • Robert E. LeeLetter to His Son. Confederate
    General
  • Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. Introduced Free
    Verse to America

4
Writers
  • Ambrose BierceOccurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
    Chickamauga
  • Stephen CraneRed Badge of Courage, A Mystery of
    Heroism Naturalist
  • Jack LondonCall of the Wild, Love of Life
    Naturalist. Yukon
  • Edwin Arlington RobinsonTraditional Portraits in
    Verse
  • Edgar Lee MastersFree Verse Portraits

5
Writers
  • Edith WhartonEastern Society
  • Kate Chopin...The Awakening. Feminist
  • Willa CatherNebraska Writer. O Pioneers! My
    Antonia.

6
Topics
  • Civil War
  • Mans Struggle with nature
  • New Roles for Women
  • Class Structure
  • Regionalism

7
Buzz Words
  • VerisimilitudeTrying to give the appearance of
    truth.
  • ObjectivityNot inserting oneself. Outside the
    situation.
  • Psychological RealismLooking at the mind of a
    character.
  • Nature vs. NurtureGenetics vs. Environment.

8
Development of Realism
  • Romantics
  • Local Color and Sentimentality
  • Regionalism
  • Realism
  • Naturalism
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