<P> Literary realism is part of the realist art movement beginning with mid nineteenth - century French literature ( Stendhal ) , and Russian literature ( Alexander Pushkin ) and extending to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century . Literary realism , in contrast to idealism , attempts to represent familiar things as they are . Realist authors chose to depict everyday and banal activities and experiences , instead of using a romanticized or similarly stylized presentation . </P>
<P> Literary realism is part of the realist art movement beginning with mid nineteenth - century French literature ( Stendhal ) , and Russian literature ( Alexander Pushkin ) and extending to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century . Literary realism , in contrast to idealism , attempts to represent familiar things as they are . Realist authors chose to depict everyday and banal activities and experiences , instead of using a romanticized or similarly stylized presentation . </P>
what is the purpose of realism in literature
what is the purpose of realism in literature
to represent familiar things as they are
to represent familiar things as they are