國立高雄大學圖資館 |

Language: English

Back

Magical realism and the postcolonial novelbetween faith and irreverence /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Magical realism and the postcolonial novelChristopher Warnes.
Reminder of title:	between faith and irreverence /
Author:	Warnes, Christopher.
Published:	Basingstoke :Palgrave Macmillan,c2009.
Description:	vii, 189 p. ;22 cm.
Subject:	Magic realism (Literature)
Online resource:	access to fulltext (Palgrave)
ISBN:	9780230234437

Magical realism and the postcolonial novelbetween faith and irreverence /
Warnes, Christopher.

Magical realism and the postcolonial novelbetween faith and irreverence /[electronic resource] :Christopher Warnes. - Basingstoke :Palgrave Macmillan,c2009. - vii, 189 p. ;22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction: Re-thinking Magical Realism -- Magical Realism as Postcolonial Romance -- Faith, Idealism and Irreverence in Asturias, Borges and Carpentier -- Magical Realism and Defamiliarisation in Gabriel Garcáia Mâarquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude -- Migrancy and Metamorphosis in Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses -- The African World View in Ben Okri's The Famished Road-- Conclusion -- Bibliography-- Index.

Magical Realism and the Postcolonial Novel: Between Faith and Irreverence reinterprets the origins and nature of one of the most recognisable and important genres of twentieth century literature. Warnes locatesthe origins of the term in the work of Novalis, and examines its relations with romanticism. Drawing on the ideas of Alejo Carpentier and Jorge Luis Borges, Warnes argues that magicalrealism's relationships withthe novel are characterised by contrasting orientatations: towards faith and irreverence. Detailed readings of key magical realist novels by Asturias, Carpentier, Garcia áMrquez, Rushdie, and Okri confirm the relevance of the distinction to understanding both the novels themselves and the contexts from which they emerge. This major new study makes available a new and more precise vocabulary for the critical discussion of magical realism and is essential reading for anyone interested in the field or in twentieth century literature more broadly.

Electronic reproduction.
Basingstoke, England :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.

Mode of access:World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780230234437

Standard No.: 10.1057/9780230234437doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

461028
Magic realism (Literature)
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PN56.M24 / W37 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 809.915

Magical realism and the postcolonial novelbetween faith and irreverence /
LDR:02635nmm 2200301Ia 4500 001 259941
003 OCoLC
005 20100709081859.0
006 m d
007 cr cn|
008 100903s2009 enk sb 001 0 eng d
020 $a 9780230234437
020 $a 0230234437
024 7 $a 10.1057/9780230234437 $2 doi
035 $a (OCoLC)427853239
035 $a ocn427853239
040 $a UKPGM $b eng $c UKPGM
049 $a APTA
050 1 4 $a PN56.M24 $b W37 2009
082 0 4 $a 809.915 $2 22
100 1 $a Warnes, Christopher. $3 461442
245 1 0 $a Magical realism and the postcolonial novel $h [electronic resource] : $b between faith and irreverence / $c Christopher Warnes.
260 $a Basingstoke : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c c2009.
300 $a vii, 189 p. ; $c 22 cm.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $a Preface -- Introduction: Re-thinking Magical Realism -- Magical Realism as Postcolonial Romance -- Faith, Idealism and Irreverence in Asturias, Borges and Carpentier -- Magical Realism and Defamiliarisation in Gabriel Garcáia Mâarquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude -- Migrancy and Metamorphosis in Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses -- The African World View in Ben Okri's The Famished Road-- Conclusion -- Bibliography-- Index.
520 $a Magical Realism and the Postcolonial Novel: Between Faith and Irreverence reinterprets the origins and nature of one of the most recognisable and important genres of twentieth century literature. Warnes locatesthe origins of the term in the work of Novalis, and examines its relations with romanticism. Drawing on the ideas of Alejo Carpentier and Jorge Luis Borges, Warnes argues that magicalrealism's relationships withthe novel are characterised by contrasting orientatations: towards faith and irreverence. Detailed readings of key magical realist novels by Asturias, Carpentier, Garcia áMrquez, Rushdie, and Okri confirm the relevance of the distinction to understanding both the novels themselves and the contexts from which they emerge. This major new study makes available a new and more precise vocabulary for the critical discussion of magical realism and is essential reading for anyone interested in the field or in twentieth century literature more broadly.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Basingstoke, England : $c Palgrave Macmillan, $d 2009. $n Mode of access:World Wide Web. $n System requirements: Web browser. $n Title from title screen (viewed on July 24, 2009). $n Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
650 0 $a Magic realism (Literature) $3 461028
655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local. $3 214472
710 2 $a Palgrave Connect (Online service) $3 459825
776 1 $c Original $z 9780230545281 $z 0230545289 $w (OCoLC)259265665
856 4 0 $3 Palgrave Connect $u https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9780230234437 $z access to fulltext (Palgrave)