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REALISM REALISM PAM MORRIS Coming to prominence with the nineteenth-century novel, literary realism has most often been associated with the insistence that art cannot turn away from the more sordid and harsh aspects of human e… OL13612353W
Satire in an age of realism Satire in an age of realism Aaron Matz "As nineteenth-century realism became more and more intrepid in its pursuit of describing and depicting everyday life, it blurred irrevocably into the caustic and severe mode of literature better nam… OL15632224W
Introduction to scholastic realism Introduction to scholastic realism Peterson, John "This work argues that moderate realism is implied by the correct analysis of predication and persons, and that Scholastic realism, in particular, is implied by the correct analysis of knowledge, tru… OL1928488W
Realism and the American dramatic tradition Realism and the American dramatic tradition William W. Demastes This work reconsiders realism on the American stage by addressing the great variety and richness of the plays that form the American theatre canon. It traces the development of American dramatic real… OL20619348W
Tormento Tormento Benito Pérez Galdós No creas; se necesita cabeza, porque es una liornia de mil demonios la que armamos. El editor dice: "Ido, imaginación volcánica: tres cabezas en una". Y es verdad. Al acostarme, hijo, siento en mi ce… OL21271397W
The Cambridge Companion to American Realism and Naturalism The Cambridge Companion to American Realism and Naturalism Donald Pizer This Companion examines a number of issues related to the terms realism and naturalism. The introduction seeks both to discuss the problems in the use of these two terms in relation to late nineteent… OL2958900W
Figures of alterity Figures of alterity Lawrence R. Schehr "Figures of Alterity studies French realistic fiction from 1830 to 1930, focusing primarily on the construction of subjects of discourse and action in the works of Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, Mirbeau, Pr… OL3335235W
Getting at the author Getting at the author Barbara Hochman "Throughout the nineteenth century, American readers and reviewers assumed that a book revealed its author's individuality, that the experience of reading was a kind of conversation with the writer. … OL4972251W
The illusion of life The illusion of life Harold H. Kolb Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (later republished as The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation) is a book by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, two of the key animators at Disney during the Golden… OL6345274W
Brave New World Brave New World Aldous Huxley Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good drugs, antiaging programs, and total social control through p… OL64468W
Shakespeare's political realism Shakespeare's political realism Tim Spiekerman "This book provides fresh interpretations of five of Shakespeare's history plays (King John, Richard II, Henry IV, Parts I and II, and Henry V), each guided by the often criticized assumption that Sh… OL7796964W
Hicks, tribes & dirty realists Hicks, tribes & dirty realists Robert Rebein "In Hicks, Tribes, and Dirty Realists: American Fiction after Postmodernism, Robert Rebein argues that fiction writing in America is alive and well, contrary to the common assumption that the experim… OL7797488W