The Palgrave Handbook of Magical Realism in the Twenty-First Century 2020 Edition Contributor(s): Perez, Richard (Editor), Chevalier, Victoria A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 303039834X ISBN-13: 9783030398347 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2020 |
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BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - General - Performing Arts | Film - General |
Physical Information: 1.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.46 lbs) 650 pages |
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Publisher Description: The Palgrave Handbook of Magical Realism in the Twenty-First Century examines magical realism in literatures from around the globe. Featuring twenty-seven essays written by leading scholars, this anthology argues that literary expressions of magical realism proliferate globally in the twenty-first century due to travel and migrations, the shrinking of time and space, and the growing encroachment of human life on nature. In this global context, magical realism addresses twenty-first-century politics, aesthetics, identity, and social/national formations where contact between and within cultures has exponentially increased, altering how communities and nations imagine themselves. This text assembles a group of critics throughout the world--the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia--who employ multiple theoretical approaches to examine the different ways magical realism in literature has transitioned to a global practice; thus, signaling a new stage in the history and development of the genre. |