美国文学简史常耀信版讲义3.pptVIP

The Age of Realism Background: From Romanticism to Realism 1. the three conflicts that reached breaking point in this period (1) industrialism vs. agrarian [?ɡrε?ri?n] (2) culturely-measured east vs. newly-developed west (3) plantation gentility vs. commercial gentility 2. 1880’s urbanization: from free competition to monopoly capitalism 3. the closing of American frontier Characteristics 1. truthful description of life 2. typical character under typical circumstance 3. objective rather than idealized, close observation and investigation of life ---“Realistic writers are like sci