| naturalism definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | the term naturalism describes a type of literature that attempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity and detachment to its study of human beings. unlike realism which focuses on literary technique naturalism implies a philosophical position | 6 sets |
| 2 | an extreme form of realism | 4 sets |
| 3 | emphasis on man as animal, behaving strictly according to dictates of nature; emphasizes lack of free will; emphasizes sordid | 4 sets |
| 4 | extreme realism | 4 sets |
| 5 | movement that portrays people caught with forces of nature or society that are beyond understanding or control | 3 sets |
| 6 | fiction of grim realism, in which the writer observes human characters like a scientist studying ants, seeing them as the products and victims of environment and heredity | 3 sets |
| 7 | a nineteenth-century literary movement that was an extension of realism and that claimed to portray life exactly as it was. | 3 sets |
| 8 | a term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic. | 3 sets |
| 9 | (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations | 3 sets |
| 10 | a new rebellious type of writing introduced in the late 19th & early 20th century that imported scientific determination into literature, viewing people as part of the animal world, prey to natural forces | 3 sets |
| 11 | fiction of grim realism, in which the writer observes human characters like a scientist observing ants, seeing them as the products and victims of environment and heredity | 3 sets |
| 12 | a literary movement that portrays people caught within forces of nature or society that are beyond their understanding or control | 2 sets |
| 13 | an extremely pessimistic form of realism suggesting individuals are victims of internal and external forces beyond their control (individual is unimportant, no just or loving god, no free will) | 2 sets |
| 14 | 1865-1915 view people as hapless victims of immutable natural laws. views the world in a darker perspective.darwinism | 2 sets |
| 15 | humanism | 2 sets |
| 16 | a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. | 2 sets |
| 17 | a term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic | 2 sets |
| 18 | art movement 2) claimed that the artist should present life as is | 2 sets |
| 19 | yin and yang: dualism of nature; men and women | 2 sets |
| 20 | a term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is gernally characterized as bleak and pessimistic | 2 sets |
| 21 | extreme situations | 2 sets |
| 22 | scientific determination | 2 sets |
| 23 | society important | 2 sets |
| 24 | same thing as thoroughgoing realism, called naturalism in u.s., epitomized by dreiser in sister carrie. | 2 sets |
| 25 | an extreme form of realism in which the author tries to show the relation of a person to the environment/surroundings | 2 sets |
| 26 | 19th century literary movement that was an extension of realism and that claimed to portray life exactly as it was | 2 sets |
| 27 | extreme characters | 2 sets |
| 28 | the worldview that holds that there is but a single order of reality, that of matter-in-motion | 2 sets |
| 29 | literary movement of the late 19th century, adherents believed that life should be shown realistically in literature rather than in some idealized way | 1 set |
| 30 | a style of depiction in which the physical appearance | 1 set |
| 31 | realistic fiction developed in france, america, and england in the late 19th century. human beings are like puppets forces. no free will | 1 set |
| 32 | manner or technique | 1 set |
| 33 | described as an extreme form of realism, theorizes that art or lit should conform exactly to nature; using scientific knowledge, it emphasizes the impact of heredity and environment on human life and character development | 1 set |
| 34 | the skillful representation of the visual image, forms, and proportions as seen in nature with an illusion of volume and 3d | 1 set |
| 35 | view people as hapless victims of immutable natural laws | 1 set |
| 36 | a term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as blaeak and pessimistic. | 1 set |
| 37 | the close observation of the natural world and its depiction in art. | 1 set |
| 38 | seeking natural cause for natural phenomena | 1 set |
| 39 | science, no ultimate goal | 1 set |
| 40 | style of writing that rejects idealized portrayls of life and attempts complete accuracy, disinterested objectivity, and frankness in depicting life as a brutal struggle for survival | 1 set |