Realism Spanish literature
benito pérez galdós
leopoldo alas, clarín
in realism (end of 19th century), mixed naturalism, important topics novel, juan valera, josé maría de pereda, benito pérez galdós, emilia pardo bazán, leopoldo alas (clarín), armando palacio valdés, , vicente blasco ibáñez; poetry, ramón de campoamor, gaspar núñez de arce, , other poets; theater, josé echegaray, manuel tamayo y baus, , other dramatists; , literary critics, emphasizing menéndez pelayo. realism offered depictions of contemporary life , society . in spirit of general realism, realist authors opted depictions of everyday , banal activities , experiences, instead of romanticized or stylized presentation.
the realistic works of period characterized by:
objective vision of reality through direct observation of customs or psychological characters. eliminate subjective aspect, fantastic events, , every feeling moves away reality: novel image of life (galdós), artistic copy of reality (clarín).
defense of thesis: narrators write works approaching reality moral conception. so-called omniscient narrators. defense of thesis compromises objectivity of novel.
themes familiar reader: marital conflicts, infidelity, defense of ideals, etc.
the popular , colloquial language acquires great importance since situates characters in real environment.
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