Use this outline to guide your note taking. The section on Realism starts on p. 409.
Realism 1850-1900
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
Idealism
- What was Emerson’s reaction to the break out of the Civil War?
- What did Whitman do during the war?
- What was Whitman able to derive from the war?
Disillusionment
- Which author was a pessimist throughout the war?
- How did he express his pessimism?
War in Literature
- List the reasons there was so little literary output during and after the war.
Rise of Realism
- Give the definition of realism.
- How was realism different from romanticism?
Realism in Europe
- What was the basic desire of realist writers?
American Regionalism
- What is regionalism?
- List important regionalist authors and their literary contributions (if mentioned).
Realism and Naturalism
- Who was realism’s greatest proponent and what was his job?
- What were his thoughts about realism?
- What is naturalism?
- List some ideals of naturalists.
Psychological Fiction
- Who is the greatest writer of the psychological novel?
- What happens in typical “Jamesian” fiction?
- As what type of writer is Stephen Crane categorized?
- Define this type of writer.
Use this outline to guide your note taking. The section on Realism starts on p. 409.
Realism 1850-1900
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
Idealism
- What was Emerson’s reaction to the break out of the Civil War?
- What did Whitman do during the war?
- What was Whitman able to derive from the war?
Disillusionment
- Which author was a pessimist throughout the war?
- How did he express his pessimism?
War in Literature
- List the reasons there was so little literary output during and after the war.
Rise of Realism
- Give the definition of realism.
- How was realism different from romanticism?
Realism in Europe
- What was the basic desire of realist writers?
American Regionalism
- What is regionalism?
- List important regionalist authors and their literary contributions (if mentioned).
Realism and Naturalism
- Who was realism’s greatest proponent and what was his job?
- What were his thoughts about realism?
- What is naturalism?
- List some ideals of naturalists.
Psychological Fiction
- Who is the greatest writer of the psychological novel?
- What happens in typical “Jamesian” fiction?
- As what type of writer is Stephen Crane categorized?
- Define this type of writer.
Realism 1850-1900
I.
Idealism
- What was Emerson’s reaction to the break out of the Civil
War?
- What did Whitman do during the war?
- What was Whitman able to derive from the war?
II. Disillusionment
- Which author was a pessimist throughout the war?
- How did he express his pessimism?
III. War in Literature
- List the reasons there was so little literary output during and
after the war.
IV. Rise of Realism
- Give the definition of realism.
- How was realism different from romanticism?
V. Realism in Europe
- What was the basic desire of realist writers?
VI. American Regionalism
- What is regionalism?
- List important regionalist authors and their literary
contributions (if mentioned).
VII. Realism and Naturalism
- Who was realism’s greatest proponent and what was his job?
- What were his thoughts about realism?
- What is naturalism?
- List some ideals of naturalists.
VIII.
Psychological Fiction
- Who is the greatest writer of the psychological novel?
- What happens in typical “Jamesian” fiction?
- As what type of writer is Stephen Crane categorized?
- Define this type of writer.