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Realism is a movement mainly in Literature. Realism was a counter to
romanticism. Realism art or Literature took place in the late 1800’s. It helped
to depict real life situations. Realism focused on the characters, they were
often depicted as everyday commonplace people. “The realists wanted to break
away from the formal artistic styles and subjects of the
past.” (Realism)
Artist: Francis Bret Harte American (1836–1902) Francis Bret Harte was an American author of the story Outcasts of Poker Flat. He was a realist. His story has several elements of realism within it; the dialect of the people who lived in that region, a situation that could have happened back then, that hardships they went through, and the characteristics of the characters. Bret Harte’s story was important to the realist movement because he started the archetypes of the “Wild West”.
romanticism. Realism art or Literature took place in the late 1800’s. It helped
to depict real life situations. Realism focused on the characters, they were
often depicted as everyday commonplace people. “The realists wanted to break
away from the formal artistic styles and subjects of the
past.” (Realism)
Artist: Francis Bret Harte American (1836–1902) Francis Bret Harte was an American author of the story Outcasts of Poker Flat. He was a realist. His story has several elements of realism within it; the dialect of the people who lived in that region, a situation that could have happened back then, that hardships they went through, and the characteristics of the characters. Bret Harte’s story was important to the realist movement because he started the archetypes of the “Wild West”.
Works Cited
"Realism (late 1800s-early 1900s)." Scholastic Publishes Literacy Resources
and Children's Books for Kids of All Ages. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 June 2014.
"Sessions - History of Art: Realism in Painting." YouTube. N.p., n.d.
Web. 11 June 2014.
"Realism (late 1800s-early 1900s)." Scholastic Publishes Literacy Resources
and Children's Books for Kids of All Ages. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 June 2014.
"Sessions - History of Art: Realism in Painting." YouTube. N.p., n.d.
Web. 11 June 2014.