naturalism; artistic movement
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naturalism; a 19th-century French literary and artistic movement advocating the objective, documentary-style depiction of everyday life and social environments, often associated with Émile Zola
formalIn literary criticism, this term specifically refers to the scientific approach to literature that seeks to observe and record reality without idealization. It can also refer broadly to philosophical naturalism, though the input describes specifically the literary movement.
Zuǒ左
lā拉
shì是
zì自
rán然
zhǔ主
yì义
wén文
xué学
de的
dài代
biǎo表
rén人
wù物
。
Zola is a representative figure of naturalist literature.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
dài带
yǒu有
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
zì自
rán然
zhǔ主
yì义
qīng倾
xiàng向
,
miáo描
xiě写
le了
xǔ许
duō多
shēng生
huó活
suǒ琐
shì事
。
This novel shows a clear naturalist tendency, depicting many trivial matters of daily life.
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Zì自
rán然
zhǔ主
yì义
zhǔ主
zhāng张
xiàng像
kē科
xué学
jiā家
nà那
yàng样
kè客
guān观
de地
jì记
lù录
xiàn现
shí实
。
Naturalism advocates recording reality objectively, like a scientist.