el realismo
-the realism
See the entry for realismo.

realismo

USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 2).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1. (pragmatism)
a. realism
El realismo de Sonia contrastaba mucho con las ideas románticas de su esposo.Sonia's realism offered a good contrast to her husband's romantic notions.
2. (fine arts, literature, philosophy)
a. realism
Las novelas de Juan Valera se inscriben dentro del realismo literario español del siglo XIX.Juan Valera's novels are part of the Spanish literary realism of the 19th century.
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realismo
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (general)
a. realism
2. (literature)
a.
realismo mágicomagic(al) realism
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realismo
realism
realismo mágico magical realism
Realismo mágico, which derives from a term coined by the Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier in 1949, lo real maravilloso, refers to a primarily Latin American literary genre in which the writer combines elements of the fantastic and realistic in a conscious effort to reconcile tradition with modernity and American-Indian and Black oral culture with European literary writing. The most celebrated magical realist writer is Colombian Nobel prize winner Gabriel García Márquez.
realismo social social realism
Empecé cuando estaba de moda el realismo socialista, o [realismo social,] o realismo a secas, superado ya el "tremendismo" de la posguerra. Hasta la postguerra y la generación de los cincuenta y el [realismo social,] España fue una constante de sus desvelos.
realismo sucio dirty realism
Tiene no pocos puntos en común con algunos títulos del llamado ["realismo sucio"] norteamericano, aunque los particularismos culturales sean bien diferentes. Carriles rápidos, de Jayne Anne Phillips. Una nueva entrega de esta joven novelista norteamericana, uno de los nombres más interesantes de los que cultivan el minimalismo o el [realismo sucio.] Enterrado el punki a finales de los años setenta y vista la decadencia de lo que se dio en llamar [realismo sucio] durante los años ochenta,en los noventa parece imponerse un extraño cruce de ambas tendencias.
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