magical realism
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Magical realism is a literary and artistic style that blends realistic narrative with fantastical elements presented as ordinary, often to explore complex social and political realities.
Aliases (2)
- Magic Realism ×1
- magic realism ×1
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artistic style
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literary genre → narrative mode → |
| contrastedWith |
high fantasy
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strict literary realism → surrealism as dreamlike separation from reality → |
| developedInPeriod |
20th century
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| emergedFrom |
Latin American literary boom
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| field |
cinema
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literature → theatre → visual arts → |
| hasCharacteristic |
ambiguity between natural and supernatural explanations
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blend of realistic narrative and fantastical elements → blurring of boundaries between dream and reality → challenge to Western rationalism → dense descriptive language → exploration of postcolonial identity → focus on everyday life with extraordinary events → focus on marginalized communities → fusion of reality and fantasy → integration of indigenous beliefs and cosmologies → interweaving of history and myth → lack of surprise by characters at magical events → layered narrative perspectives → matter-of-fact tone toward magical events → metaphorical treatment of political violence → nonlinear sense of time → open-ended interpretations → ordinary characters experiencing extraordinary events → political and social commentary → subtle narrative voice → supernatural elements treated as ordinary → symbolic use of magical elements → unexplained miracles → use of hyperbole → use of myth and folklore in realistic settings → |
| hasOrigin |
Latin America
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| influenced |
contemporary world literature
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film → postcolonial literature → theatre → visual arts → |
| influencedBy |
European modernist literature
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indigenous cosmologies → modernism → mythic traditions → surrealism → |
| usedFor |
critiquing political systems
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exploring social realities → expressing cultural hybridity → questioning official histories → representing historical trauma → subverting realist conventions → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Gabriel García Márquez
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Salman Rushdie ("magic realism") → |
movement |
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Surrealism
("Magic Realism")
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influenced |