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Naturalist

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The term naturalist is used to refer to someone with an interest or talent in or natural history (also known as naturalism).

Naturalism is not to be confused with Naturism, i.e. nudism.

See also

Naturalist is also a book by Edward O. Wilson.


Naturalism is also a movement in theater, developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in response to realism. Some felt that realism in theater wasn't going far enough, and they sought to make the theater experience as realistic as possible; if the script called for someone to wash their hands, for example, real water would have to come out of a faucet. Though it retains a sizable following, most Western theater today follows a semi-realistic approach, with more realistic acting and less realistic design elements (especially set pieces).


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