ENG303 A American Literature 7.11 - Unit 7 Test Part 2 (American Realism)
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Realism
Regionalism
Naturalism
(outgrowth of Realism) (outgrowth of
Realism)
Realism is the faithful representation Regionalism depicts the specific
of reality in literature, and this style elements about a geographic region:
of writing was predominant in
local dia lect, traditions, customs and
America following the Civil War.
manners
Devoid of emotionalism, melodrama, America, a country that was
or supernatural elements
growing quickly in size in the 1800s,
Face the gritty realities of life
had a number of
Naturalism shares the
characteristics of Realis
Naturalism believes tha
individuals are the produ
heredity and environme
Naturalism asserts that