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The Humanistic Tradition, 4/e
Gloria K. Fiero

Industry, Empire, and the Realist Style

Chapter Outline

  1. The Historical Context
    1. advancing industrialism
    2. colonialism and modern imperialism
    3. China and the West
    4. social and economic realities
  2. Social Theory
    1. conservatism; liberalism; utilitarianism; socialism
    2. Marx and Engels
    3. Mill and women's rights
  3. Realism in Literature
    1. Dickens and Twain
    2. Dostoevsky and Tolstoy
    3. Flaubert and Kate Chopin
    4. Ibsen and realist drama
  4. Realism in the Visual Arts
    1. the birth of photography
    2. Courbet
    3. Daumier
    4. Manet
    5. American realist painting
  5. Late Nineteenth-Century Architecture
    1. cast iron: Paxton and Eiffel
    2. Sullivan and the skyscraper
  6. Realism in Music