I need to find definitions of the following dramatic terms: Expressionism, Naturalism, comedy and surrealism.?

Question

please help, im stuck.

Answer 1

Expressionism - is term used to describe works of art and literature in which the representation of reality is distorted to communicate an inner vision. The expressionist transforms nature rather than imitates it.

Naturalism - in literature, is an approach that proceeds from an analysis of reality in terms of natural forces, e.g., heredity, environment, physical drives. The chief literary theorist on naturalism was Émile Zola, who said in his essay Le Roman expérimental, that the novelist should be like the scientist, examining dispassionately various phenomena in life and drawing indisputable conclusions. The naturalists tended to concern themselves with the harsh, often sordid, aspects of life. Natrualists' find no reason outside of themselves to accept anything that lies out of the observable universe.

Surrealism - is a literary and art movement influenced by Freudianism and dedicated to the expression of imagination as revealed in dreams, free of the conscious control of reason and free of convention.The works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur technique, however many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement

Comedy - is literary work that aims primarily to provoke laughter. Unlike tragedy, which seeks to engage profound emotions and sympathies, comedy strives to entertain chiefly through criticism and ridicule of man's customs and institutions.

Answer 2

You should look it up on an online dictionary or in a book dictionary...they should all be there.

Good Luck!!

Answer 3

Search those terms here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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