What is Magical Realism? [electronic resource] : An Explanation of a Literary Style

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reeds, Kenneth S.

Contributor:

Hart, Stephen M., Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Magic realism (Literature).

Magic realism (Literature)--History and criticism--20th century.

Fiction.

Local Subjects:

Fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Magic realism (Literature).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first book to carefully show the ways that magical realism emerged in the twentieth century in places other than Latin America. For example, the definition is given that works must contain elements of the neo-fantastic along with re-casting history. Gabriel García Márquez being the acknowledged representative author of the genre contains both in his novels. Authors like Gunter Grass, Franz Kafka, Jorge-Luis Borges, and Alejo Carpenter all contain some but not all elements of the genre. They can be considered early progenitors but not fully within the same classification as magical

Contents:

WHAT IS MAGICAL REALISM?: An Explanation of a Literary Style; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Abstract; Foreword; Aknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One - Magical Realism: A Problem of Definition; Chapter Two - Precursors: The Neo-Fantastic and The Recasting of History; Chapter Three - Magical Realism in Latin America: The Case of Gabriel García Márquez; Chapter Four - Midnight's Children and the Posteolonial Potential of Magical Realism; Chapter Five - Three Aspects of Today's Magical Realism; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-1771-0

OCLC:

828299226