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# Title Terms Date
1Realism and Naturalismby laneyevg25 termsMarch 23, 2009
2Realism and Naturalism Testby tovathenova12 termsFebruary 20, 2009
3Naturalism Examplesby turnerburner65 termsJune 16, 2009
4Realism and Naturalism Unit Vocabby henroast51 termsFebruary 1, 2009
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5Realism and Naturalism english vocabby tulmikk51 termsFebruary 1, 2009
6Realismo y Naturalismo: generaciones de 1868 y de 1880by annacox3 termsOctober 17, 2009
7Epoche: Naturalismusby classroom655 termsOctober 30, 2008
8The Origins of Natural Theatre: Naturalismby jagfkb9 termsSeptember 23, 2009
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naturalism definitions
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1the 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 position6 sets
2emphasis on man as animal, behaving strictly according to dictates of nature; emphasizes lack of free will; emphasizes sordid4 sets
3extreme realism4 sets
4an extreme form of realism3 sets
5fiction 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 heredity3 sets
6movement that portrays people caught with forces of nature or society that are beyond understanding or control3 sets
7fiction 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 heredity3 sets
8a 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 forces3 sets
9the worldview that holds that there is but a single order of reality, that of matter-in-motion2 sets
10humanism2 sets
11art movement 2) claimed that the artist should present life as is2 sets
121865-1915 view people as hapless victims of immutable natural laws. views the world in a darker perspective.darwinism2 sets
13a nineteenth-century literary movement that was an extension of realism and that claimed to portray life exactly as it was.2 sets
14an 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
1519th century literary movement that was an extension of realism and that claimed to portray life exactly as it was2 sets
16a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions.2 sets
17yin and yang: dualism of nature; men and women2 sets
18same thing as thoroughgoing realism, called naturalism in u.s., epitomized by dreiser in sister carrie.2 sets
19extreme situations2 sets
20extreme characters2 sets
21an extreme form of realism in which the author tries to show the relation of a person to the environment/surroundings2 sets
22scientific determination2 sets
23a literary movement that portrays people caught within forces of nature or society that are beyond their understanding or control2 sets
24society important2 sets
25(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations2 sets
26late 19th century literary movement that viewed individuals as fated victims of natural law1 set
27a literary movement that portrayed ordinary people as hapless victimsof their environment, heredity or chance.1 set
28offshoot of realism,1 set
29trying to depict natural life as closely as possible1 set
30philosophical position that all can be explained in terms of natural causes and laws1 set
31literary movement that originated in france in late 1800's1 set
32depicts events as determined by heredity and the environment1 set
33a literary movement, view people as helpless victims of immutable natural laws1 set
34theory in literature which emphasizes the role of environment upon human characters.1 set
35view people as hapless victims of immutable natural laws1 set
36a term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as blaeak and pessimistic.1 set
37the close observation of the natural world and its depiction in art.1 set
38form of realism. based on philosophical theory actions and events are controlled by large, external forces. usually related to lower and middle classes. example: the shoes1 set
39what is the goal of cosmetology1 set
40gives scientific reason, experiments to test things out, mathematically/scientifficly, trying to find the scientific laws beneath actions and situations. uses a lot of symbolism. usually ppessimistic, with bruital honesty.1 set