Definition of Realism

Realism, which is generally considered to be concerned with reality and actuality. Realism has many meanings in the liberal arts and humanities category, especially in painting, literature, and philosophy. It can also be used in international relations.

In art, realism refers to making accurate depictions and representations of nature or contemporary life. Realism rejects idealized imagery in favor of closely observing the appearance of things and copying them as they are, and it encompasses many artistic trends from different civilizations.

Realism is one of the most common terms in literary criticism and literary studies, and it is generally used in two senses. First, realism in the broad sense, which refers to the loyalty of literature and art to nature, originally originated from the oldest literary theory in the West, that is, the simple conception of the ancient Greeks that "art is a direct reproduction of nature or an imitation of nature", and that the degree of realism of a work or its resemblance to the object becomes the criterion for judging the success of the work. The second is the narrow sense of realism, a historical concept, referring specifically to the nineteenth-century realism movement that originated in France.