(3) New literary forms at the end of the 19th century included naturalism, neo-romanticism, and aestheticism. Aestheticism pursues “art for art’s sake” The representatives were Walter Pater and Oscar Wilde. The neo-romanticist Stevenson followed the romantic mystery tradition of the great romantic poet Byron. He created pleasing works for readers who were dissatisfied with the social reality of the time. The naturalist school was represented by George Gissing. Although they did not figure out the source of suffering, they described the ugly, unpleasant reality of society and the painful lives of people in slums in detail.