Seek English explanations of some terms in American literature

The representation in art or literature of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are, without idealization or presentation in abstract form.

Authenticity, realism: The representation in art or literature of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are, without idealization or presentation in abstract form. intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions.

Romantic movement: an artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe at the end of the 18th century characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions.

Imagism

A literary movement launched by British and American poets and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions. movement launched by British and American poets early in the 20th century in reaction against Victorian sentimentalism that advocated the use of free

Imagism: a literary movement launched by British and American poets early in the 20th century in reaction against Victorian sentimentalism that advocated the use of free verse, common speech patterns, and clear concrete images.

Modernism

The deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression that distinguish many styles in the arts and literature of the 20th century. the 20th century.

Modernism: the deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression that distinguish many styles in the arts and literature of the 20th century.

The deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression that distinguish many styles in the arts and literature of the 20th century.