Realism

Realism [1] is generally known as the philosophy of rejection of that which is fantastical and unrealistic for the factual and accurate. It is an attitude that is a part of a philosophy in general and the liberal arts arts.

An “intellectual and artistic movement in 19th-Century [2]”, it was in rebellion of Romanticism, which was a philosophy where idealism reigned. Novels, painting and music all were greatly influenced by this movement. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert is a standard Realism novel in both style and content. The main character Emma is a Romantic and much tragedy comes from her trying to live out that philosophy. Americans were not lost on this movement. The paintings of Winslow Homer depicted country scenes; idyllic but still realistic in their content. Édouard Manet from France, the birthplace of the movement, painted everyday street people.