What is realistic literature?

Answer 1

Realistic literature has nothing to do with 'realism' or 'realist', which the latter two attempt to meticulously mimic the rhythm of life. However, this traditional misconception was recently debunked by Terry Eagleton in his An Introduction to Literary Theory, in which, Eagleton claims that such "realism" paradoxically commit to an extreme aesthetic "fiction". While the writer attempts to portray or perfect reality as it is, he or she is in fact experimenting with fiction, as this "reality" solely occurs in the abstract mind of the writer, and thus is imaginary. In other words, our imagination is also a product of fiction, since reality is based on concrete boundaries.

Therefore, to answer your question, realistic literature is simply political theory or politics that deal with socio-cultural ideologies and Focualt's concept of power discourses,. In his novel, Terry Eagleton stresses that literature coexists with politics, and is thus inseparable: for anything to be realistic, it has to exist, and this existence is constantly reproduced by politics, which is itself an intricate ideology fueled by power.

Answer 2

A story that has events that can happen, but not outside the book. It's a story that doesn't have fictional stuff like flying people or cartoon violence.