Statements (48)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
literary movement
|
gptkbp:associatedWith |
social criticism
urban settings working class struggles |
gptkbp:availableIn |
mid 20th century
|
gptkbp:characterizedBy |
realism
determinism |
gptkbp:emphasizes |
objectivity
scientific observation character over plot |
gptkbp:focusesOn |
human behavior
social conditions environmental influences |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American naturalism
|
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:French_naturalism
gptkb:American_realism Darwinism scientific method |
gptkbp:legacy |
influenced modern literature
influenced film and theater |
gptkbp:notableFeature |
alienation
survival moral ambiguity social inequality disillusionment human suffering realistic portrayal of life fatalism loss of individuality despair struggle for existence inevitability of fate conflict with nature impact of environment impact of heredity |
gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Frank_Norris
gptkb:Jack_London gptkb:Theodore_Dreiser gptkb:Stephen_Crane |
gptkbp:notableWorks |
gptkb:The_Call_of_the_Wild
gptkb:The_Octopus gptkb:Sister_Carrie Maggie: A Girl of the Streets |
gptkbp:opposedBy |
romanticism
|
gptkbp:relatedTo |
naturalism
realism |
gptkbp:timePeriod |
late 19th century
early 20th century |