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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-Naturalism-Regionalismby jensaox8 termsNovember 23, 2009
6Realism and Naturalism english vocabby tulmikk51 termsFebruary 1, 2009
7Realismo y Naturalismo: generaciones de 1868 y de 1880by annacox3 termsOctober 17, 2009
8Epoche: Naturalismusby classroom655 termsOctober 30, 2008
9The Origins of Natural Theatre: Naturalismby jagfkb9 termsSeptember 23, 2009
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naturalism definitions
# Definition Sets
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
2an extreme form of realism4 sets
3emphasis on man as animal, behaving strictly according to dictates of nature; emphasizes lack of free will; emphasizes sordid4 sets
4extreme realism4 sets
5movement that portrays people caught with forces of nature or society that are beyond understanding or control3 sets
6fiction 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
7a nineteenth-century literary movement that was an extension of realism and that claimed to portray life exactly as it was.3 sets
8a 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 explanations3 sets
10a 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
11fiction 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
12a literary movement that portrays people caught within forces of nature or society that are beyond their understanding or control2 sets
13an 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
141865-1915 view people as hapless victims of immutable natural laws. views the world in a darker perspective.darwinism2 sets
15humanism2 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
17a term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic2 sets
18art movement 2) claimed that the artist should present life as is2 sets
19yin and yang: dualism of nature; men and women2 sets
20a term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is gernally characterized as bleak and pessimistic2 sets
21extreme situations2 sets
22scientific determination2 sets
23society important2 sets
24same thing as thoroughgoing realism, called naturalism in u.s., epitomized by dreiser in sister carrie.2 sets
25an extreme form of realism in which the author tries to show the relation of a person to the environment/surroundings2 sets
2619th century literary movement that was an extension of realism and that claimed to portray life exactly as it was2 sets
27extreme characters2 sets
28the worldview that holds that there is but a single order of reality, that of matter-in-motion2 sets
29literary movement of the late 19th century, adherents believed that life should be shown realistically in literature rather than in some idealized way1 set
30a style of depiction in which the physical appearance1 set
31realistic fiction developed in france, america, and england in the late 19th century. human beings are like puppets forces. no free will1 set
32manner or technique1 set
33described 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 development1 set
34the skillful representation of the visual image, forms, and proportions as seen in nature with an illusion of volume and 3d1 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
38seeking natural cause for natural phenomena1 set
39science, no ultimate goal1 set
40style of writing that rejects idealized portrayls of life and attempts complete accuracy, disinterested objectivity, and frankness in depicting life as a brutal struggle for survival1 set