Description
Product ID: | 9780415268547 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | The New Critical Idiom |
Title: | Magic(al) Realism |
Authors: | Author: Maggie Ann Bowers |
Page Count: | 160 |
Subjects: | Literary studies: general, Literary studies: general |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This invaluable handbook, provides clear definitions and distinctions between the terms and helps to navigate the complexities of magic, magical and marvellous realism within art and literary criticism. Bestselling novels by Angela Carter, Salman Rushdie, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and a multitude of others have enchanted us by blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. Their genre of writing has been variously defined as ''magic'', ''magical'' or ''marvellous'' realism and is quickly becoming a core area of literary studies. This guide offers a first step for those wishing to consider this area in greater depth, by:
This is an essential guide for those interested in or studying one of today''s most popular genres. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2004-09-23 |