ethnic literatures, Magical Realism: In the Tracks of an Oxymoron presents a global understanding of the broad influence of magical realism. Combining interpretations of well-known literary texts from world literatures, with a specific focus on U.
Situating magical realism within the expanse of literary and cultural history, this book acknowledges its revitalizing force as a literary narrative mode. Starting with Franz Roth's 1925 essay in which the term magical realism was coined, as well as Alejo Carpentier's classic 1949 essay that introduced the concept of lo real maravilloso to the Americas, this volume offers a wide range of critical perspectives and theoretical approaches to magical realism. Magical realism is often viewed as the literary product of Latin America.
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