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Concise Companion Realism

Concise Companion Realism

Paperback

Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 1444332074
ISBN13: 9781444332070
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Apr 16 2010
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
A Concise Companion to 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 17 newly-commissioned essays written by a distinguished group of contributors, including Slavoj Zizek, Frederic Jameson and Terry Eagleton
  • 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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