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   What is American realism?

   • American Realism was a style in art, music and literature that depicted contemporary social realities and the lives and everyday activities of ordinary people. The movement began in literature in the mid-19th century, and became an important tendency in visual art in the early 20th century.

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   What is realism in literature?

   • In American literature, the term "realism" encompasses the period of time from the Civil War to the turn of the century during which William Dean Howells, Rebecca Harding Davis, Henry James, Mark Twain, and others wrote fiction devoted to accurate representation and an exploration of American lives in various contexts.

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   Who is a realist in literature?

   • The three most prominent theorists and practitioners of American Literary Realism are Mark Twain, often called the comic Realist; William Dean Howells, often termed the social Realist; and Henry James, often characterized as the psychological Realist. Two earlier literary styles contributed to the emergence of Realism: Local Color and Regionalism.

   Realism Introduction – American Literatures After 1865

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   Who wrote American realism?

   • Some of the best-known authors of American Realism are: Stephen Crane: one of the better-known American realist writers. He wrote The Red Badge of Courage inspired by the American Civil War. William Dean Howells: was a fiction and essay writer. He worked as an editor for the Atlantic Monthly and Harper’s Magazine.

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   In American literature, the term "realism" encompasses the period of time from the Civil War to the turn of the century during which William Dean Howells, Rebecca Harding Davis, Henry James, Mark Twain, and others wrote fiction devoted to accurate representation and an exploration of American lives in various contexts.

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   American Realism was a style in art, music and literature that depicted contemporary social realities and the lives and everyday activities of ordinary people. The movement began in literature in the mid-19th century, and became an important tendency in visual art in the early 20th century.

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   American literature - 19th Century, Realism, Romanticism: After the American Revolution, and increasingly after the War of 1812, American writers were exhorted to produce a literature that was truly native.

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   The three most prominent theorists and practitioners of American Literary Realism are Mark Twain, often called the comic Realist; William Dean Howells, often termed the social Realist; and Henry James, often characterized as the psychological Realist.

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   American realism was a style of writing, music, and art during the 20th century in the United States, specifically in New York. E.g. Literary works from the American Realism period portray everyday life and its complexities with a stark and unembellished lens, reflecting the diverse realities of American society.

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   Jun 5, 2012 · The Cambridge Introduction to American Literary Realism focuses on the surprisingly recent moment in American literary history, however, when realism – as opposed, for example, to universal Truth – came to be regarded as a paramount value in fictional narratives: something to be striven for by fiction writers, celebrated or criticized by ...

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   Aug 29, 2012 · DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199827251-0059. Introduction. Variously defined as distinct philosophical approaches, complementary aesthetic strategies, or broad literary movements, realism and naturalism emerged as the dominant categories applied to American fiction of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.