Literature and the Arts: Realism and Naturalism (jun 23, 1894 – oct 19, 1900)
Description:
Popular works after the civil war were many romantic novels the depicted ideal protagonist. writers started to input realism in the works. Bret Harte depicted life in the rough mining camps of the West and Mark Twain depicted agreed, violence, and racism that was present in American Society in this works. Naturalism focus on emotions an experience is the shaped human experiences. For example, Stephen Crane express how brutal urban environment good place strain on the lives of younger people.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 23, 1894
oct 19, 1900
~ 6 years and 3 months