- Focused on depicting real life and everyday subjects
- Rejected the idealized, romanticized portrayals of the Romantic movement
- Sought to portray life as it was, without idealization or embellishment
- Often depicted the lives of ordinary people and everyday situations
- Emphasized objective observation and accurate depiction of details
- Used literary techniques such as regional dialects, detailed descriptions, and naturalistic dialogue to create a sense of realism
Romanticism:
- Focused on imagination, emotion, and individualism
- Idealized nature, love, and human experience
- Often set in exotic or historical locations
- Emphasized the inner world of the individual and their emotions
- Used literary techniques such as symbolism, metaphor, and heightened language to create a sense of wonder and awe
- Often involved themes of longing, nostalgia, and the search for the sublime