realism

It mattered little that it had to drop its Scandinavian roots for Greek mythology -- the anachronism blended into the service of Nolan's brand of realism.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Mr. Simms, a historian at the University of Cambridge, is no sentimentalist, and the tone of his book emanates a bracing realism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

When it steps outside its own borders, the country’s idealism can often augment its realism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

"I sense a degree of realism that didn't exist in the past," he says.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

“Nothing but realism existed then; you have to take that into account.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

He’s adept at creating different realisms and textures for each story line, variations that add layers of meaning.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2016

Perhaps the grittiest realisms could use a little light rebranding, granted – but even when money's tight, surely there should be a place for poetry ...

From The Guardian ● May 28, 2010

Hopper's realism had nothing to do with the prevalent realisms of the 1930s and '40s in American painting.

From Time Magazine Archive

The feminine "shall I, shall I not" is woven into the fabric of a soundly constructed play, one that feels itself easily superior to the crude realisms of ordinary theatre.

From Time Magazine Archive

Let us for a while forget the tedious realisms around us, and eat of the dreamy Lotos.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 by Various