AMERICAN LITERATURE
ELIZABETHAN ERA
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An examination of life as it actually is.
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A romantic portrayal of life.
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An examination of the countryside versus the city.
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A sad and depressing view of reality.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Literary realism is a literary movement that represents reality by portraying mundane, everyday experiences as they are in real life. It depicts familiar people, places, and stories, primarily about the middle and lower classes of society.
Detailed explanation-3: -What are the characteristics of American realism? The characteristics are a focus on everyday life, the use of colloquial language (that used by people on the street), willingness to depict dark and less than ideal situations. These writers were interested in moving away from an idealized image of American society.
Detailed explanation-4: -American authors embraced Realism, particularly between 1860-1890, with a focus on the economic reality of middle-class life, the ordinary, the “here and now.” Character was more important than action and plot, complex ethical choices were emphasized rather than morality.
Detailed explanation-5: -American legal realists believe that there is more to adjudication than the “mechanical” application of known legal principles to uncontroversial fact-finding in line with the arguments of legal formalism.