Realism

First published in 1970, this book provides an introduction to literary realism. After considering what realism is and its philosophical roots, it goes on to examine the emergence of the idea of realism in nineteenth-century France and its gradual spread across the wider republic of letters.

This work will be of interest to those studying nineteenth-century European literature.

Summary

First published in 1970, this book provides an introduction to literary realism. After considering what realism is and its philosophical roots, it goes on to examine the emergence of the idea of realism in nineteenth-century France and its gradual spread across the wider republic of letters.
This work will be of interest to those studying nineteenth-century European literature.

Product details

• Authors: Grant Damian, Damian Grant
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.01.2019
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies
• EAN: 9781138283206
• ISBN: 978-1-138-28320-6
• Pages: 92
• Series: The Critical Idiom Reissued > 08; The Critical Idiom Reissued
• Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Realism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: general, Nineteenth-Century Literature, French literary movements, European literary theory, realism in nineteenth-century France, literary consciousness studies, philosophical foundations of fiction, socialist literary analysis