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Naturalism. Naturalism is an extreme form of representing life as it really is without sentimentalizing or idealizing it. Emile Zola, a French novelist, was an important influence in the literary movement of naturalism. The writers of naturalistic works of literature show characters that are limited by their environment or heredity. Naturalism remains one of the most troubled and misused words in literary criticism. No American writer was completely naturalistic. An important legacy of naturalism is that society is a laboratory for the scientific study of human behavior.
Realism. Realism is the attempt in literature and art to represent life as it really is, without sentimentalizing or idealizing it. It depicts the real life and speech of everyday people. Realism expressed the dramatist’s vision of what life really is. Realism was one of the most dominant modes of drama in the twentieth century.
Romanticism. Romanticism is a movement that flourished in literature, philosophy, music, and art in Western culture during most of the nineteenth century, beginning as a revolt against classicism. Romanticism tries to show life as we think it should be. The notion that people are basically good and perfection can be reached comes from romanticism. It placed importance upon the emotions and on the individual. It is concerned with emotions and personal themes.
Transcendentalism. Transcendentalism is a philosophy which holds that basic truths can be reached through intuition rather than through reason. Transcendentalist believed that the ability to experience God firsthand was given to everyone. The heart of the transcendentalist writings is that the spiritual unity of all forms of being, with God, humanity, and nature sharing a universal soul.
Imagism. Imagism is the movement in American and English poetry that began in 1912 by the American poet Ezra Pound. The basic principles of imagism are: direct concentration on the precise image, use of precise words and the language of common speech, creation of new rhythms, and complete freedom in choice of subject. Imagism was the first innovative movement in modern American poetry.
Classicism. Classicism is a movement or tendency in art, literature, and music reflecting the principles manifested in the art of ancient Greece and Rome. Classicism emphasizes the traditionalism and the universal, placing value on reason, clarity, balance, and order. Romanticism is opposed to classicism. Classicism often resisted change, upholding tradition because traditional seemed a reliable testing ground for the laws of classicism.
Expressionism. Expressionism is a movement in literature and art that emphasized the life of the mind and feelings rather that the realistic, external details of everyday life. Expressionism was one of the most dominant modes of drama in the twentieth century. It attempted to show psychological reality.
Realism. Realism is the attempt in literature and art to represent life as it really is, without sentimentalizing or idealizing it. It depicts the real life and speech of everyday people. Realism expressed the dramatist’s vision of what life really is. Realism was one of the most dominant modes of drama in the twentieth century.
Romanticism. Romanticism is a movement that flourished in literature, philosophy, music, and art in Western culture during most of the nineteenth century, beginning as a revolt against classicism. Romanticism tries to show life as we think it should be. The notion that people are basically good and perfection can be reached comes from romanticism. It placed importance upon the emotions and on the individual. It is concerned with emotions and personal themes.
Transcendentalism. Transcendentalism is a philosophy which holds that basic truths can be reached through intuition rather than through reason. Transcendentalist believed that the ability to experience God firsthand was given to everyone. The heart of the transcendentalist writings is that the spiritual unity of all forms of being, with God, humanity, and nature sharing a universal soul.
Imagism. Imagism is the movement in American and English poetry that began in 1912 by the American poet Ezra Pound. The basic principles of imagism are: direct concentration on the precise image, use of precise words and the language of common speech, creation of new rhythms, and complete freedom in choice of subject. Imagism was the first innovative movement in modern American poetry.
Classicism. Classicism is a movement or tendency in art, literature, and music reflecting the principles manifested in the art of ancient Greece and Rome. Classicism emphasizes the traditionalism and the universal, placing value on reason, clarity, balance, and order. Romanticism is opposed to classicism. Classicism often resisted change, upholding tradition because traditional seemed a reliable testing ground for the laws of classicism.
Expressionism. Expressionism is a movement in literature and art that emphasized the life of the mind and feelings rather that the realistic, external details of everyday life. Expressionism was one of the most dominant modes of drama in the twentieth century. It attempted to show psychological reality.
