It finds its identity by differentiating itself from what it is not; for example, not Realism, its predecessor, which is characterized by its attempt objectively to offer up a mirror to the world. ... The symbolist poet is the archetypal figure in modernism; it's equally distant from realism and expressionism. ...

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Modernism, as a literary style is built upon the ideas and concepts found in both literary naturalism and realism; All together the beliefs in these theories reject the basis and ideals of romanticism. ...

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Whether it be writers, painters, sculptors, musicians, or photographers, artists all over the world have striven to show people their views of the world, of people, and even of the universe itself. Throughout history the creative urge of man to present to fellow men a different perspective or repre...

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