Naturalistic Long Fiction (Critical Survey of Long Fiction)
Introduction
Naturalism is the application of scientific principles to literature, the examination of human life under the influence of heredity and environment. Although the movement flourished in the latter part of the nineteenth century through the early decades of the twentieth century, the term “naturalism” has far-reaching roots. In ancient philosophy, naturalism was used to refer to materialistic philosophies. During the eighteenth century naturalism referred to both a materialistic and a mechanistic view of the universe devoid of metaphysical principles. Denis...
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