Question

What was the novel genre that led in part to the naturalistic novel? historical political realism stream-of-consciousness sociological

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Realism.

Step-by-step explanation:

Naturalism and Realism hold a lot of similarities, and in fact, many critics believe that the first one emerged from the second. In essence, what both Realism and Naturalism sought to do, as literary movement, was to break away from the trends of Romaticism, the idealization of humans, the supernatural, nature and all that pertained to life and the relationship between man and nature. Realists and Naturalists began proposing a more realistic, scientifically verifiable, exact view of humans, nature and the divine, opposing what had until then been the ideals imposed by Romantics. The one major difference between Realism and Naturalism is that Naturalism proposed more a view of how nature, and the environment, played a part, or did not, in human life and nature, Realism wanted to simply present life exactly as it is, without the added frills of Romanticism.

Answer 2

The best option from the list in terms of a novel genre that led in part to the naturalistic novel would be "realism" since this was the first time focus was put on reality.