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5 wrz 2024 · Naturalism, in literature and the visual arts, late 19th- and early 20th-century movement that was inspired by adaptation of the principles and methods of natural science, especially the Darwinian view of nature, to literature and art.
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Naturalism (NATCH-rull-ihz-uhm) is a late 19th-century literary movement in which writers focused on exploring the fundamental causes for their characters’ actions, choices, and beliefs.
Naturalism is a literary movement beginning in the late nineteenth century, similar to literary realism in its rejection of Romanticism, but distinct in its embrace of determinism, detachment, scientific objectivism, and social commentary. Literary naturalism emphasizes observation and the scientific method in the fictional portrayal of reality.
Largely as a result of this coinage, Naturalism was increasingly perceived as a distinct and important movement in literature and art - associated, like its predecessor, with a meticulous truth to life.
24 wrz 2023 · Naturalism, as an art movement, is a precise and unadulterated representation of reality with no exaggerations or embellishments.
9 paź 2021 · Naturalism is a 19th-century art movement that sought to depict realistic objects in a natural setting. It became one of the major styles of the century, and along with Realism led to the Impressionist movement.
8 lut 2021 · Now that we have explored the theoretical foundations of Naturalism, let us look at some of the most famous Naturalistic paintings. The following paintings were created between 1821 and 1884 and include landscapes and figures.
