1st Edition

Magical Realism and the Fantastic Resolved versus Unresolved Antinomy

By Amaryll Beatrice Chanady Copyright 1985
198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

Every reader of literature interprets the literary text on the basis of information they have acquired from previous reading, and according to norms they have established, either consciously or not, with regard to a work of literature. In this study, originally published in 1985, the author clarifies the concepts of magical realism and the fantastic, and establishes a series of guidelines that... Read more

Introduction  Part 1: The Problem of Definition  1. The Fantastic  2. Magical Realism  Part 2: The Natural versus The Supernatural  1. The Role of the Implied Reader, Narrator, Focalizer and Implied Author  2. The Natural and Supernatural in Magical Realism  3. The Natural and Supernatural in Fantastic  Part 3: Two Types of Antinomy  1. The Fantastic  2. Magical Realism  Part 4: Authorial Reticence  1. The Fantastic  2. Magical Realism.  Conclusion.  Notes.  Bibliography.  Index.

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Amaryll Beatrice Chanady