REALISM IN AMERICAN FICTION
Abstract
In American literature, the realism that arose in the 19th century after the era of romanticism sought to illuminate the complexities of everyday life, which gave rise to an open and attractive feeling for readers who sought to understand the condition of the people of society of that time. The worldview and thought of the writers of the country turned out to be completely different. In this article, we will discuss the era of realism, its creators and their distinctive features.
Keywords
objective reality, secular reality, literary realism, character, Industrial Revolution, urbanization.
References
- Richard M. Weaver's "interlude of realism and vernacular color" Georgia Review,Vol. 22, No. 3 (Fall - 1968), pp. 301-305
- Reuben, Paul P. "Chapter 5: late 19th - American realism-a brief introduction."PAL: perspectives in American literature - research and reference, 2011. Web, 12 December 2012.
- The problem of studying American realism in the cultural history of the literary idea Michael Davitt Bell
- Reading for realism: a history of the U.S. literary institution, 1850-1910 (New Americans) by Nancy Glazer (1997-02-10)
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