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Magic Realism Kristina Klein Kelly Terrell Kristina Klein Kelly Terrell
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What is Magic Realism? Combines a realistic portrayal of life with fantastic elements
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More Elements of Magic Realism Fantastic elements are never explained Characters never question the fantastic element Causation Distorts time; often cyclical Union of opposites (life and death, etc.) Irony and paradox Fantastic elements are never explained Characters never question the fantastic element Causation Distorts time; often cyclical Union of opposites (life and death, etc.) Irony and paradox
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History Term first used by Franz Roh (1920s) Borges’ History of Evil (1935) considered first example of Magic Realism by some Break from Realism: rejection of old forms of literature Become popular in 1960s and 70s Term first used by Franz Roh (1920s) Borges’ History of Evil (1935) considered first example of Magic Realism by some Break from Realism: rejection of old forms of literature Become popular in 1960s and 70s
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Art Magic realism used to describe American painting 1920s-50s Extremely realistic, unlike the literature of magic realism Magic realism used to describe American painting 1920s-50s Extremely realistic, unlike the literature of magic realism
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Film Being John Malkovich Big Fish Donnie Darko Edward Scissorhands Field of Dreams Harvey What Dreams May Come Being John Malkovich Big Fish Donnie Darko Edward Scissorhands Field of Dreams Harvey What Dreams May Come
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Latin American Authors Jorge Louis Borges Isabel Allende Juan Rulfo Gabriel García Márquez Julio Cortázar Jorge Louis Borges Isabel Allende Juan Rulfo Gabriel García Márquez Julio Cortázar
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Gabriel García Márquez One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967)- most widely read example of magic realism Grotesque carnival Paradoxical bodily disgust and celebration Ironic distance One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967)- most widely read example of magic realism Grotesque carnival Paradoxical bodily disgust and celebration Ironic distance
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Bibliography http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/M agicalRealism.html http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/M agicalRealism.html http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/ magic-realism.html http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/ magic-realism.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_reali sm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_reali sm http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/M agicalRealism.html http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/M agicalRealism.html http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/ magic-realism.html http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/ magic-realism.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_reali sm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_reali sm
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