RealismRealism

RomanticismRomanticism

Rejection of values like order, calm, Rejection of values like order, calm, harmony, balance and rationalityharmony, balance and rationality

Anti-Enlightenment and anti-Anti-Enlightenment and anti-materialismmaterialism

As the poet and critic Charles As the poet and critic Charles Baudelaire wrote in 1846:Baudelaire wrote in 1846:– "Romanticism is precisely situated "Romanticism is precisely situated

neither in choice of subject nor in exact neither in choice of subject nor in exact truth, but in a way of feeling." truth, but in a way of feeling."

Journal # 6Journal # 6

What is reality?What is reality? How do we know when something is How do we know when something is

real?real?

Artistic Movement: RealismArtistic Movement: Realism

Reaction against overdone emotional Reaction against overdone emotional nature of Romanticismnature of Romanticism

Sought to portray everyday events, Sought to portray everyday events, people, images as they werepeople, images as they were

Developed during Second Empire Developed during Second Empire – French were concerned with democracy French were concerned with democracy

and giving voice to the “common man”and giving voice to the “common man”– focus on the working classfocus on the working class

VerisimilitudeVerisimilitude The appearance of truthThe appearance of truth

Realism, continuedRealism, continued

Gustave Courbet:Gustave Courbet:– "painting is an essentially "painting is an essentially concreteconcrete art art

and can only consist in the and can only consist in the representation of real and existing representation of real and existing things.”things.”

Coincided with:Coincided with:– Socialist philosophiesSocialist philosophies– Friedrich Engels’ and Karl Marx’s Friedrich Engels’ and Karl Marx’s

Communist ManifestoCommunist Manifesto

Young Women from the VillageYoung Women from the Village, , 18521852

Jean-Désiré-Gustave CourbetJean-Désiré-Gustave Courbet

The Gleaners, 1857The Gleaners, 1857Jean-François Millet Jean-François Millet

First Class Carriage, 1864First Class Carriage, 1864Honore DaumierHonore Daumier

Third Class Carriage, 1864Third Class Carriage, 1864Honore DaumierHonore Daumier

Realist LiteratureRealist Literature

Focus on everyday activities instead of Focus on everyday activities instead of romanticized, stylized interpretationsromanticized, stylized interpretations

Authors:Authors:– Honore de Balzac: La Comedie HumaineHonore de Balzac: La Comedie Humaine– George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans): MiddlemarchGeorge Eliot (Mary Anne Evans): Middlemarch– Gustave Flaubert: Madame BovaryGustave Flaubert: Madame Bovary– Guy de Maupassant (father of the short story)Guy de Maupassant (father of the short story)– Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard; other Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard; other

plays and many short storiesplays and many short stories

Guy de Maupassant 1850-Guy de Maupassant 1850-18931893

READING p. 942-945READING p. 942-945

RealismRealism

Guy de Guy de MaupassantMaupassant

““A Piece of A Piece of String”String”

Cluster diagram (see sidebar p.945)Cluster diagram (see sidebar p.945) Details of the Realist writerDetails of the Realist writer

– SettingSetting– Character: Maitre HauchecomeCharacter: Maitre Hauchecome– PeasantsPeasants

p. 952 Questions 3, 4, 5p. 952 Questions 3, 4, 5

Creative Assignment in pairsCreative Assignment in pairs

p. 950 “They abused each other for an p. 950 “They abused each other for an hour.”hour.”

Imagine a bit of the dialogue Imagine a bit of the dialogue between the twobetween the two

In your best manner of Nineteenth In your best manner of Nineteenth Century word choice and Century word choice and characterization, create a page of characterization, create a page of dialogue between these two. Come dialogue between these two. Come up with creative name-calling and up with creative name-calling and insults.insults.