Magical Realism

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Magical Realism: Theory, History, Community
by Lois Parkinson Zamora, Wendy B. Faris. 582 pgs.

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Acknowledgments

Lois Parkinson Zamora and Wendy B. Faris: Introduction: Daiquiri Birds and Flaubertian Parrot(Ie)S

Part I: Foundations

Magic Realism: Post-Expressionism

Magic Realism, New Objectivity, and the Arts during the Weimar Republic

On the Marvelous Real in America

The Baroque and the Marvelous Real

Magical Realism in Spanish American Fiction

Magical Realism in Spanish American Literature

The Territorialization of the Imaginary in Latin America: Self-Affirmation and Resistance to Metropolitan Paradigms

Sources of Magic Realism/Supplements to Realism in Contemporary Latin American Literature

Part II: Theory

Scheherazade's Children: Magical Realism and Postmodern Fiction

Magical Realism and Postmodernism: Decentering Privileged Centers

The Metamorphoses of Fictional Space: Magical Realism

The Textualization of the Reader in Magical Realist Fiction

Psychic Realism, Mythic Realism, Grotesque Realism: Variations on Magic Realism in Contemporary Literature in English

Part III: History

Magical Realism, Compensatory Vision, and Felt History: Classical Realism Transformed in the White Hotel

Past-On Stories: History and the Magically Real, Morrison and Allende on Call

Narrrative Trickery and Performative Historiography: Fictional Representation of National Identity in Graham Swift, Peter Carey, and Mordecai Richler

Saleem Fathered by Oskar: Midnight's Children, Magic Realism, and the Tin Drum

Magical Archetypes: Midlife Miracles in the Satanic Verses

Derek Walcott and Alejo Carpentier: Nature, History, and the Caribbean Writer

Part IV: Community

Magic Realism as Postcolonial Discourse

Metoikoi and Magical Realism in the Maghrebian Narratives of Tahar Ben Jelloun and Abdelkebir Khatibi

The Magic of Identity: Magic Realism in Modern Japanese Fiction

Roads of "Exquisite Mysterious Muck": The Magical Journey through the City in William Kennedy's Ironweed, John Cheever's "The Enormous Radio," and Donald Barthelme's "City Life"

Magical Romance/Magical Realism: Ghosts in U.S. and Latin American Fiction

Selected Bibliography

Contributors

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Magical Realism in West African Fiction: Seeing with a Third Eye
by Brenda Cooper. 250 pgs.

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This study contextualizes magical realism within current debates and theories of postcoloniality and examines the fiction of three of its West African pioneers: Syl Cheney-Coker of Sierra Leone, Ben Okri of Nigeria and Kojo Laing of Ghana. Brenda Cooper explores the distinct elements of the genre in a West African context, and in relation to: * a range of global expressions of magical realism, from the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez to that of Salman Rushdie * wider contemporary trends in African writing, with particular attention to how the realism of authors such as Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka has been connected with nationalist agendas. This is a fascinating and important work for all those working on African literature, magical realism, or postcoloniality.

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1: Seeing with a Third Eye

2: ‘sacred Names into Profane Spaces’

3: An Endless Forest of Terrible Creatures

4: ‘out of the Centre of My Forehead, an Eye Opened’

5: ‘the Plantation Blood in His Veins’

6: Intermediate Magic and the Fiction of B.Kojo Laing

7: ‘old Gods, New Worlds’

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"Searching for the Route of Inventions": Retracing the Renaissance Discovery Narrative in Gabriel Garcia Marquez, in CLIO
by Elizabeth A. Spiller. 24 pgs.
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Show and Tell: Identity as Performance in U.S. Latina/O Fiction (Chap. 5 "The 'Boom' in U.S. Latina/o Fiction: Performing Magical Realism in The Love Queen of the Amazon and So Far From God")
by Karen Christian. 189 pgs.

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What makes John Rechy a Chicano writer? To be Latino, must writing have a touch of 'magical realism'? Can one talk of US Latina/o identity, considering the diversity of the Latina/o experience? Through the analysis of nine recent Latino/a novels, Karen Christian answers these and other questions, thereby adding a fresh, bold voice to the anti-essentialist debate surrounding ethnic and gender identity. Christian melds the theory of 'performativity' with the latest scholarship on ethnicity and ethnic literature to create a framework for viewing identity as a continuous process that cannot be reduced to static categories. Through their narrative 'performances', US Latina/o writers and their characters move among communities and identities in an ongoing challenge to the notion of Latina/o essence. This study is also among the first to examine trends across the spectrum of cultures represented in US Latina/o literature -- from Chicano to Cuban to Puerto Rican to Dominican. This book is essential for any serious student of Latina/o literature and identity.

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Preface: In Drag

One: Between Standing Still and Moving

Two: Invisible Chicanos

Three: Identity as Drag

Four: Invention of the Ethnic Self in Latina Immigrant Fiction

Five: The "Boom" in U.S. Latina/o Fiction

Conclusion: The Show Must Go On

Bibliography

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More Real Than Reality: The Fantastic in Irish Literature and the Arts (Discussion of magical realism begins on p. 214)
by Donald E. Morse, Csilla Bertha. 272 pgs.

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From the ancient texts and medieval illuminated manuscripts to 20th century poetry, painting, drama, stories, and novels, Irish writers and artists have found the fantastic not only congenial but necessary to their art. This collection of fifteen essays focuses on the fantastic in Irish literature and the arts, showing how the use of the fantastic mode has allowed Irish writers and artists to express ideas, emotions, and insights not available through the direct imitation of everyday reality. The works of Yeats, Field, Shelley, Synge, Beckett, Swift, Coleridge, and others are examined in incisive chapters written from the point of view of the fantastic.

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"More Real Than Reality": An Introduction to the Fantastic in Irish Literature and the Arts

Part I ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE AND THE FANTASTIC

Myth and the Fantastic: The Example of W. B. Yeats's Plays

Siren or Victim: The Mermaid in Irish Legend and Poetry

Ghosts in Irish Drama

"The Only Jealousy of Emer": Recycling the Elements

Part II THE FANTASTIC AND THE IRISH ARTS: THEATER, MUSIC, AND PAINTING

Irish Drama and the Fantastic

"My Unshatterable Friend of Clay": Fantasy in the Paintings of Jack B. Yeats

Péter Egri John Field's Imaginative Achievement: Parallels with Chopin, Shelley, and Turner

Part III USES OF THE FANTASTIC BY IRISH PLAYWRIGHTS

Interrogating Boundaries: Fantasy in the Plays of J. M. Synge

The Uses of the Fantastic in the Later Plays of Sean O'Casey

"Fidelity to Failure": Time and the Fantastic in Samuel Beckett's Early Plays

Thomas Murphy's Psychological Explorations

Part IV THE OCCULT, FANTASY, AND PHANTASMAGORIA IN SWIFT, JOYCE, AND YEATS

Lord Dunsany: The Geography of the Gods

The Fantastic in James Joyce's Ulysses: Representational Strategies in "Circe" and "Penelope"

The Displacement of the Real: From Coleridgean Fancy to Yeats's Vision and Beyond

Afterword: Looking Backward, Looking Ahead: The Study of the Fantastic in Irish Literature and the Arts

Select Bibliography on the Fantastic

Index

About the Editors and Contributors
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Not the Magic Talisman: Rethinking Oral Literature in South Africa, in World Literature Today
by Isabel Hofmeyr. 5 pgs.
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Margaret Atwood's Fairy-Tale Sexual Politics (Chap. 11 "Cat's Eye Vision 'Rapunzel' and 'The Snow Queen'" )
by Sharon Rose Wilson. 432 pgs.

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Intriguing investigation of fairy-tale images in Atwood's haunting fiction, poetry, & artwork.

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Introduction

Chapter 1: Intertextual Contexts and Purposes Fairy Tales and the Medusa Artist

Chapter 2: Sexual Politics in Atwood's VIsual Art "Fitcher's Bird" and the Triple Goddess

Chapter 3: Cannibalism and Metamorphosis in the Edible Woman "The Robber Bridegroom"

Chapter 4: Decapitation, Cannibalism, and Rebirth in Surfacing "The Juniper Tree" and French-Canadian Tales

Chapter 5: Dancing for Others in Lady Oracle the Triple Goddess and "The Red Shoes"

Chapter 6: Frozen Touch in You Are Happy the Rapunzel Syndrome and "The Girl Without Hands"

Chapter 7: Regrowing Touch in LIfe Before Man "The Girl Without Hands" and the Wizard of Oz

Chapter 8: The Artist's Marriage to Death in Bodily Harm "The Robber Bridegroom" and "The Girl Without Hands"

Chapter 9: Bluebeard's Forbidden Room in Interlunar and "Bluebeard's Egg" "Fitcher's Bird," "The White Snake, "And Other Tales

Chapter 10: Off the Path to Grandma's House in the Handmaid's Tale "Little Red Cap"

Chapter 11: Cat's Eye VIsion "Rapunzel" and "The Snow Queen"

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Notes

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Latin America, Its Problems and Its Promise: A Multidisciplinary Introduction ("Fantasy and Magical Realism; Experimental Theater" begins on p. 116)
by Jan Knippers Black. 658 pgs.

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Praise for earlier editions: "Deserves serious consideration for use at the undergraduate level.... Will provide undergraduates with a broad understanding of the evolution of the issues & theoretical frameworks that have been at the center of this field of study." Journal of Third World Studies "The articles are short, up-to-date, & concise. Exactly what is needed for introductory students. The range of material it covers is thorough. It offers both cross-cutting articles by theme as well as country-by-country material. The writing style throughout is clear & easy to understand.... A most worthwhile book!" Pauline Hansen-Vaillancourt Universite du Quebec a Montreal "A fine job.... This book should meet the need for today's increasingly multidisciplinary courses introducing North American students to the vast & varied region of Latin America." William E. Melvin Memphis State University

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MAPS, TABLES, FIGURES, AND ILLUSTRATIONS

I: INTRODUCTION: THE EVOLUTION OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

NOTES

PART ONE: THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE

2: PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE AND SETTLEMENT PATTERNS

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3: THE INDIAN POPULATIONS OF LATIN AMERICA

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PART TWO: HISTORICAL SETTING

4: COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA

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5: THE CONTINUITY OF THE NATIONAL PERIOD

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PART THREE: CULTURAL EXPRESSION

6: PHILOSOPHY AND THE INTELLECTUAL TRADITION

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7: LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE

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8: NATIONALISM AND MODERN LATIN AMERICAN ART

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PART FOUR: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES

9: THE LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIES RESTRUCTURE, AGAIN

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10: SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA

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11: NATURE IN LATIN AMERICA: IMAGES AND ISSUES

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PART FIVE: POLITICAL PROCESSES AND TRENDS

12: PARTICIPATION AND POLITICAL PROCESS: THE COLLAPSIBLE PYRAMID

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13: THE POLITICS OF INSECURITY

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PART SIX: EXTERNAL RELATIONS

14: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA: CONFLICT AND COOPERATIONS

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15: THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICA: INTO A NEW ERA

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16: LATIN AMERICA IN THE WORLD

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PART SEVEN: MEXICO

17: MEXICO: HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS

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18: MEXICO: THE PERMANENT CRISIS

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PART EIGHT: CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA

19: CENTRAL AMERICA: BACKGROUND TO THE CRISIS

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20: CENTRAL AMERICA: FROM REVOLUTION TO NEOLIBERAL "REFORM"

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21: PANAMA AND THE CANAL

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PART NINE: CUBA AND THE CARIBBEAN

22: THE CUBAN REVOLUTION

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23: THE CARIBBEAN: THE STRUCTURE OF MODERN-CONSERVATIVE SOCIETIES

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PART TEN: THE ANDES

24: VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA, AND ECUADOR

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25: PERU AND BOLIVIA

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PART ELEVEN: THE SOUTHERN CONE

26: CHILE: THE DEVELOPMENT, BREAKDOWN, AND RECOVERY OF DEMOCRACY

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27: ARGENTINA: DECLINE AND REVIVAL

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28: URUGUAY AND PARAGUAY: AN ARDUOUS TRANSITION

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PART TWELVE: BRAZIL

29: BRAZIL: FROM INDEPENDENCE TO 1964

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30: BRAZIL: MILITOCRACY AND FRUSTRATED DEMOCRATIZATION

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31: CONCLUSION: AN INTEGRATED NEIGHBORHOOD

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ABOUT THE BOOK AND EDITOR

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

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The Literary Pulse of the Americas, in Americas
by Barbara Mujica. 4 pgs.
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Authorizing Female Voice and Experience: Ghosts and Spirits in Kingston's 'The Woman Warrior' and Allende's 'The House of the Spirits', in MELUS
by Ruth Y. Jenkins. 13 pgs.
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Magical Neoliberalism, in Foreign Policy
by Alberto Fuguet. 8 pgs.
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Novel Views of Isabel Allende, in The Washington Times
by Ann Geracimos. 1 pgs.
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Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies ("Magical Realism" begins on p. 283
by John C. Hawley, Emmanuel S. Nelson. 510 pgs.

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The collapse of empires has resulted in a greater appreciation for indigenous cultures in former colonies and a renaissance of creativity. More than 150 alphabetically arranged entries by expert contributors overview and assess the effects of globalization on literary and cultural studies in the 21st century. Attempting to counter what some have seen as the anglophone bias of postcolonial studies, the volume emphasizes the common heritage of resistance in francophone, hispanophone, and other literatures, including the literatures of nonEuropean postimperial states.

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Willa Cather and the American Southwest (Discussion of magical realism begins on p. 125)
by John N. Swift, Joseph R. Urgo. 172 pgs.

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Willa Cather and the American Southwest

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Introduction: Literate Tourism and Cather's Southwest

1.: On Mesa Verde

Unwrapping the Mummy: Cather's Mother Eve and the Business of Desire

Anasazi Cannibalism: Eating Eden

From Mesa Verde to Germany: The Appropriation of Indian Artifacts as Part of Willa Cather's Cultural Critique in the Professor's House

Fear of a Queer Mesa?: Faith, Friendship, and National Sexuality in “tom Outland's Story”

Holy Cities, Poor Savages, and the Science Culture: Positioning the Professor's House

2.: The Professor's House

The Experience of Meaning In: The Professor's House

Cather and the Father of History

Twain and Cather, Once Again

3.: Death Comes for the Archbishop

Willa Cather and the Santos Tradition in Death Comes for the Archbishop

Writing Culture: Willa Cather's Southwest

Landscapes of the Magical: Cather's and Anaya's Explorations of the Southwest

Multiculturalism as Nostalgia in Cather, Faulkner, and U.S. Culture

Afterword: From the Professor's House to the Roundhouse—and Beyond

Works Cited

Contributors

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