The works of Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Frederick Douglass, and Stephen Crane all exemplify an important period in American Literature during which authors confronted the human condition without attempting to use art to beautify it. This approach is called

A) progressivism

B) realism

C) symbolism.

D) transcendentalism

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Anastasia Christensen

19 June, 07:37

The works of Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Frederick Douglass, and Stephen Crane all exemplify an important period in American Literature during which authors confronted the human condition without attempting to use art to beautify it. This approach is called

A) progressivism

B) realism

C) symbolism.

D) transcendentalism

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Yasmin Burnett · Answer 1

B) realism.

Explanation:

The movement known as realism took a hard look at life in America during the latter half of the 19th Century, which included the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Sage Cohen · Answer 2

B.

Explanation:

The answer is realism since it was thought to record life as it honestly was.