Realism / Pam Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Pam, 1940-

Series:

New critical idiom

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European literature--19th century--History and criticism.

European literature.

Realism in literature.

Physical Description:

ix, 186 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

Coming to prominence with the nineteenth-century novel, literary realism has most often been associated with the insistence that art cannot turn away from the more sordid and harsh aspects of human existence. However, because realism is unavoidably tied up with the gnarly concept of 'reality' and 'the real', it has been one of the most widely debated terms in the "New Critical Idiom" series. This volume offers a clear, reader-friendly guide to debates around realism, examining: *ideas of realism in nineteenth-century French and British fiction *the twentieth-century formalist reaction against literature's status as 'truth' *realism as a democratic tool, or utopian form. This volume is vital reading for any student of literature, in particular those working on the realist novel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [174]-180) and index.

ISBN:

0415229383

0415229391

OCLC:

51478408