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Adventures in Realism

Adventures in Realism

Beaumont, Matthew

Hardcover

Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture, Book 41

Literary CriticismGeneral Art

ISBN10: 1405135778
ISBN13: 9781405135771
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Sep 14 2007
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.26
Height: 0.91 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.06
Language: English

Adventures in Realism offers an accessible introduction to realism as it has evolved since the 19th century. Though focused on literature and literary theory, the significance of technology and the visual arts is also addressed.

  • Comprises 16 newly-commissioned essays written by a distinguished group of contributors, including Slavoj Zizek and Frederic Jameson
  • Provides the historical, cultural, intellectual, and literary contexts necessary to understand developments in realism
  • Addresses the artistic mediums and technologies such as painting and film that have helped shape the way we perceive reality
  • Explores literary and pictorial sub-genres, such as naturalism and socialist realism
  • Includes a brief bibliography and suggestions for further reading at the end of each section

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