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Adventures in Realism

ISBN: 978-1-4051-3577-1
Hardcover
304 pages
September 2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • Comprises 16 newly-commissioned essays written by a distinguished group of contributors, including Slavoj Zizek and Frederic Jameson
  • Offers a scholarly yet accessible introduction to realism as it has evolved since the 19th century
  • Provides the historical, cultural, intellectual, and literary contexts necessary to understand developments in realism
  • Addresses the artistic mediums and technologies such as painting and film that have helped shape the way we perceive reality
  • Explores literary and pictorial sub-genres, such as naturalism and socialist realism
  • Includes a brief bibliography and suggestions for further reading at the end of each section

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