Compare and Contrast Realist Literature with Romantic Fiction Realist literature is an approach to writing that attempts to describe life without idealization or romantic subjectivity. Although realism is not limited to any one century or group of writers, it is most often associated with the literary movement in 19th-century France, specifically with the French novelists Flaubert and Balzac. “Realism is chiefly concerned with the commonplaces of everyday life among the middle and lower classes, where …showed first 75 words of 929 total…

…showed last 75 words of 929 total…as a “dream world” where everything turns out alright in the end. Realistic literature sought to provide an accurate, detailed, unembellished depiction of nature and contemporary life. It rejected imaginative idealization and sought to portray close observation of outward appearances. (www.encyclopedia.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Cunningham, Lawrence S. and Reich, John J. Culture and Values: A Survey of the Western Humanities, Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1998. www.britannica.com www.encarta.msn.com www.encyclopedia.com