realism : Idioms & Phrases

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magic realism

  • noun a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative or meticulously realistic painting are combined with surreal elements of fantasy or dreams
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naive realism

  • noun (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived
    realism.
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romantic realism

  • noun the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England
    Hudson River school.
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