The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as the Age of（）in the literary history of the United States, which is actually a movement or tendency that dominated the spirit of American literature.
A、Rationalism
B、Romanticism
C、Realism
D、Modernism
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：本题考查的是美国现实主义文学的发展特点。美国现实主义文学时期(1865-1914)，是一种支配美国文学精神的运动或倾向，现实主义是对浪漫主义的一种反动，又为现代主义文学铺平了道路。
