KnowraAmerican literary realismLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to American literary realism, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 1Related 1Narrower topic 4Mark TwainNarrower topic: Twain’s regional settings and vernacular dialogue helped define its American form.William Dean HowellsBroader topic: Howells became its leading public advocate during the late nineteenth century.Stephen CraneRelated: Crane’s fiction emerged as American writers turned from idealized plots toward contemporary experience.Sinclair LewisNarrower topic: Lewis’s settings and characters drew on realism while intensifying social satire.The Adventures of Tom SawyerNarrower topic: Twain’s regional speech and everyday settings connect the novel to realist writing.Jeffrey EugenidesNarrower topic: Eugenides’s fiction often uses realist settings while stretching chronology and point of view.