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#60444. Flem-ish
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What is the traditional name for the extreme form
of realism in which the highest possible degree of truth to appearances is aimed at?
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Flem-ish
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I see: a philosopher crossed my path. I was actually thinking of an increased form of realism in arts such as painting and opera. In opera the works of Mascagni and Leoncavallo would qualify.
As to naturalism in literature (e.g. Zola): this does not seem to be an increased form of realism in the first place, but rather a belief in certain types of determinism.
Nov 09 05, 7:45 AM
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TabbyTom
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The operatic term is “verismo,” as illustrated by the inseparable Siamese twins known to English opera-goers as “Cav ‘n’ Pag.”
I wasn’t aware that the term was used in other arts, but the OED gives examples of its use in connection with film and theatre, and the Oxford Companion to Art uses it in connection with painting and sculpture.
It is sometimes anglicized as “verism.”
Nov 09 05, 8:18 AM
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Flem-ish
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E verissimo!
Nov 09 05, 11:49 AM
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