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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

A Concise Companion to Realism

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A Concise Companion to Realism offers an accessible introduction to realism as it has evolved since the 19th century. Though... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 13/04/2010
    ISBN13: 9781444332070, 978-1444332070
    ISBN10: 1444332074

    Number of Pages: 320

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    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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