1820 - 1920
Realism is in many way a rejection of RTSM - Romanticism.
Ideas
more portrayal of middle class or lower class characters.
Realism addressed more concrete issues, usually with direct and straightforward language.
more examination of human psychology.
Realism tended to point out society’s problems, but offered observations rather than suggested changes.
Naturalism - subset of Realism - often treated as a separate movement.
American realism: Mark Twain
Russian: