Mark Twain and Realism

By dawsanders21

  • Mark Twain is born

    Mark twain is born under his legal name, Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri. He was the 6th child of john and jane marshall.

  • Gustave Flaubert publishes "November"

    This realist writer was on the verge of romanticism and realism, this book was just as such, and moved along the transformation from remanticism to realism

  • Twains Hardship begins

    After the death of Marks father, his family is out into a tight spot, His mother is forced to care for 6 kids with little money.

  • Twains writing career kicks off

    Although not an actual writing job, at age 15 Twain takes a job as a printer after leaving school.

  • Gustave Flaubert publishes "Madame Bovary"

    This was the very first completely realist work published during that time period.

  • Twain youngest brother dies

    Adding to Twains hardships, his brother Henry dies from a steamboat explosion. The many tragedies in Mark Twains life may have been what lead him to write realist works rather than adventure stories with happy endings.

  • Ivan Turgenev publishes "On the Eve"

    This book was not realist, but it lead to Ivan Turgenevs publication of his first realist novel.

  • Russian realism- "Father and Sons"

    Ivan Turgenev publishes "Father and Sons." A great Russian realist novel.

  • Realism rises

    The idea of realism is first begginning to take shape as romanticism decreases.

  • Twain publishes "Jumping Frog"

    This book was not particularelly realist, but was a huge start to Mark Twains writing career.

  • Twain publishes "The Adventures of Tom Sayer"

    This work was one of Marks first writings representing realism, it also lead to the highpoint of realist history.

  • "Virgin Soil" published by Turgenev

    Virgin Soil was written in Russia and contributed to the realism movement.

  • Realsm at highpoint

    The idea of realism is greatly acknwoledged when Charles W. Chestnutt, Stephen Crane, Henry James, Mark Twain, and Edith Wharton begin to publish works loved by the readers

  • "Bouvard et Pécuchet" published

    "Bouvard et Pécuchet" published by the French writer Gustave Faubert, was another work written during the realist highpoint.

  • "A Modern Instance" was published

    This was William Dean Howells first realist work and it caused his carrer to skyrocket as well as his popularity.

  • "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is published

    Although not Twains first realist work, "Huck Finn" was a huge hit in the realist world and was adored by audiences.

  • William Dean Howells- "The Rise of Silas Lapham"

    William Dean Howells was one of the many practitioners of realism during its highpoint.

  • Twain publishes "A Connecticut Yankee"

    Another realist book of Twains, "A Connecticut Yankee" was not taken to so well by readers. The book was unliked by critics and fans.

  • Howells published "The Flight of Pony Baker"

    This realist book was inspired by Howells actual childhood events,

  • The legend ends

    Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) dies 6 years after his wife,
    Olivia Langdon Clemens. His stories live on as works of realism all around the world begin to fade, leading to the era of naturalism.

  • Realism falls

    Realism is modified by modernist writers and begins to downfall, completely disapearing.