magical realism
E18042
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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Magic realism | 3 |
| magic realism | 3 |
| Latin American magical realism | 2 |
| Magic Realism | 2 |
| magical realism canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T150219 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: magical realism Context triple: [Gabriel García Márquez, movement, magical realism]
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A.
Realism
Realism is a literary and artistic movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and ordinary people with truthful, unembellished detail.
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B.
Gothic literature
Gothic literature is a genre of fiction that emerged in the late 18th century, characterized by mysterious and supernatural elements, dark and atmospheric settings, and themes of terror, decay, and the uncanny.
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C.
MagE
MagE is a medium-resolution optical echellette spectrograph used on the Magellan telescopes for detailed spectroscopic studies of astronomical objects.
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Social realism
Social realism is an artistic and literary movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and social conditions, often highlighting the struggles and injustices faced by working-class and marginalized people.
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Romanticism
Romanticism was a late 18th- and 19th-century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, imagination, and a deep appreciation of nature and the sublime in reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: magical realism Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Realism
Realism is a literary and artistic movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and ordinary people with truthful, unembellished detail.
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B.
Gothic literature
Gothic literature is a genre of fiction that emerged in the late 18th century, characterized by mysterious and supernatural elements, dark and atmospheric settings, and themes of terror, decay, and the uncanny.
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C.
MagE
MagE is a medium-resolution optical echellette spectrograph used on the Magellan telescopes for detailed spectroscopic studies of astronomical objects.
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D.
Social realism
Social realism is an artistic and literary movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and social conditions, often highlighting the struggles and injustices faced by working-class and marginalized people.
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E.
Romanticism
Romanticism was a late 18th- and 19th-century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, imagination, and a deep appreciation of nature and the sublime in reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
Latin American Boom
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surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: magical realism Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (11)
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