ISBN:
1417591064
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9781417591060
Language:
English
Pages:
383 p
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22 cm
Edition:
Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2005 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
Series Statement:
Costerus new ser. 155
Series Statement:
EBSCOhost eBook Collection
Series Statement:
Costerus
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Hegerfeldt, Anne C Lies that tell the truth
Keywords:
Magic realism (Literature)
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English fiction History and criticism. 20th century
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English fiction History and criticism
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20th century
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Magic realism (Literature)
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English fiction History and criticism 20th century
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Magic realism (Literature)
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English fiction History and criticism. 20th century
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LITERARY CRITICISM ; European ; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
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English fiction
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Magic realism (Literature)
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Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Englisch
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Magischer Realismus
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Rezeption
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Roman
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Magischer Realismus
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Rezeption
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Englisch
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Roman
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Geschichte 1969-2000
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Magischer Realismus
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Rezeption
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Englisch
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Roman
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Geschichte 1969-2000
Abstract:
The critical debate : an overview -- A working definition -- Magic "mongrel" realism : the adaptation of other genres and modes -- Through anOther's eyes : magic realist focalizers -- Mythos meets logos : paradigms of knowledge in magic realist fiction -- Making the real fantastic and the fantastic real : strategies of destabilization -- Making the immaterial matter : techniques of literalization -- Mimicking the mind : magic realism as an inquiry into human thought -- "The only real ism of these back-to-front and jabberwocky days" : mimicking a fantastic reality
Abstract:
Magic realism has long been treated as a phenomenon restricted to postcolonial literature. Drawing on works from Britain, Lies that Tell the Truth compellingly shows how magic realist fiction can be produced also at what is usually considered to be the cultural centre without forfeiting the mode's postcolonial attitude and aims. A close analysis of works by Angela Carter, Salman Rushdie, Jeanette Winterson, Robert Nye and others reveals how the techniques of magic realism generate a complex critique of the West's rational-empirical worldview from within a Western context itself. Understanding magic realism as a fictional analogue of anthropology and sociology, Lies that Tell the Truth reads the mode as a frequently humorous but at the same time critical investigation into people's attempts to make sense of their world. By laying bare the manifold strategies employed to make meaning, magic realist fiction indicates that knowledge and reality cannot be reduced to hard facts, but that people's dreams and fears, ideas, stories and beliefs must equally be taken into account; 1900 - 1999
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2005
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