Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature;
2.
a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Literalism \Lit"er*al*ism\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al*[i^]z'm), n.
1. That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting
literally; adherence to the letter.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Fine Arts) The tendency or disposition to represent
objects faithfully, without abstraction,
conventionalities, or idealization.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
literalism
n 1: the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or
literature
2: a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense