Exploring magic realism in Salman Rushdie's fiction / / Ursula Kluwick

• Autore: Kluwick Ursula <1977-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Disciplina: 823/.914
• Soggetto topico: Magic realism (Literature)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Exploring Magic Realism in Salman Rushdie's Fiction; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Defining Magic Realism: Historical and Theoretical Foundations; 2 Making Magic Realistic: The Realist Code; 3 Making Realism Magic: The Supernatural Code; 4 Verbal Magic: The Poetics of Ambivalence; 5 Of Beasts and Houris: Rushdie's Magic Realist Characters; 6 Juicy Mangos, Sexy Spices: Magic Realism and the Strategies of Exoticist Discourse; 7 Magic Realism and the Politics of Ambivalence; 8 Conclusion: A New Trend?; Notes; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Kluwick breaks new ground in this book, moving away from Rushdie studies that focus on his status as postcolonial or postmodern, and instead considering the significance of magic realism in his fiction. Rushdie's magic realism, in fact, lies at the heart of his engagement with the post/colonial. In a departure from conventional descriptions of magic realism-based primarily on the Latin-American tradition-Kluwick here proposes an alternative definition, allowing for a more accurate description of the form. She argues that it is disharmony, rather than harmony, that is decisive:
• Titolo autorizzato: Exploring magic realism in Salman Rushdie's fiction
• ISBN: 1-136-48095-1; 1-283-45881-0; 9786613458810; 1-136-48096-X; 0-203-13413-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790478603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in twentieth-century literature ; ; 23.