| Varieties of Magic Realism Contributor(s): Zlotchew, Clark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1930879474 ISBN-13: 9781930879478 Publisher: Academic Press Ene OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Hispanic American - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American |
| Dewey: 860.998 |
| LCCN: 2007278032 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6" W x 9" (0.62 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Collection of Essays for college courses such as: Magical Realism in Latin America. Spanish-American Fiction: XXth Century; Special Topics: Jorge Luis Borges and Sex and Magic in Latin American Literature. The term "magic realism" or "magical realism" has been bruited about with great frequency in the last half of the twentieth century, especially in reference to contemporary Latin American literature, yet it is not always clear exactly what is meant by this designation. In his introduction to this outstanding collection of essays, Dr. Clark Zlotchew attempts to elucidate the meaning and scope of the term by providing a historical overview of it, defining the literary modes often confused with it and offering some current opinions on what a definition of "magic realism" should or might be. The ten essays that follow present an analysis of works by writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Carlos Fuentes, Julio Ricci, Antonio Brailovsky and Enrique Jaramillo Levi, in an attempt to illustrate the manner in which some Latin American authors create their own brand of "magic realism". |