Ursula Kluwick

Exploring Magic Realism in Salman Rushdie's Fiction (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book proposes a new definition of magic realism which acknowledges the importance of disharmony and ambivalence in the combination of realist and supernatural elements. As the first study to consider the entire corpus of Rushdie's magic realist fiction, it offers fresh insights into his oeuvre.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136480966
• Artikelnr.: 38274958

Autorenporträt

Ursula Kluwick is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Defining Magic Realism: Historical and Theoretical Foundations
2. Making Magic Realistic: The Realist Code
3. Making Realism Magic: The Supernatural Code
4. Verbal Magic: The Poetics of Ambivalence
5. Of Beasts and Houris: Rushdie's Magic Realist Characters
6. Juicy Mangos
Sexy Spices: Magic Realism and the Strategies of Exoticist Discourse
7. Magic Realism and the Politics of Ambivalence
8. Conclusion - A New Trend?