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Lies that tell the truth : magic realism seen through contemporary fiction from Britain

Title
Lies that tell the truth : magic realism seen through contemporary fiction from Britain / Anne C. Hegerfeldt.
Author
Hegerfeldt, Anne C.
Publication
Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2005.

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Description
383 pages; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Costerus ; New series, 155
Uniform Title
Costerus ; new ser., v. 155.
Subject
  • Zielke-Nadkarni, Andrea 1956-
  • Andrae, A
  • 1900-1999
  • Magic realism (Literature)
  • English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Magic in literature
  • Realism in literature
  • English fiction
  • Magischer Realismus Literatur
  • Roman
  • Englisch
Genre/Form
  • Magic realist fiction.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-373) and index.
Contents
The critical debate : an overview -- A working definition -- Magic "mongrel realism : the adaptation of other genres and modes -- Through an other'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.
ISBN
  • 9042019743
  • 9789042019744
LCCN
9789042019744
OCLC
  • ocm57541165
  • 57541165
  • SCSB-8862923
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library