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Definition of Magic realism
1. Noun. A literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative or meticulously realistic painting are combined with surreal elements of fantasy or dreams.
Definition of Magic realism
1. Noun. a literary style or genre that combines naturalistic details and narrative with surreal or dreamlike elements ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Magic Realism
Literary usage of Magic realism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Face to Face by Jeff W. O'Connell, Gabrielle Warnock (2000)
"His theme is the need for Africans to reform their own identities and he uses
magic realism as one of his forms of communication. ..."
2. A History of English Literature by William Vaughn Moody, Robert Morss Lovett (1918)
"The action, dialogue, and "stage-setting" of the poem are all created with the
magic realism of a master of narrative art. Though the scene is ancient Troy, ..."
3. Leading American Novelists by John Erskine (1910)
"... of the kindly president and his formidable spouse,—a quiet picture in which
Hawthorne's magic realism is at least promised, and much of his humor also. ..."
4. WMD Machete by Mark Plimsoll (2006)
"They shut their eyes and ears, ignore reason and history, and fail to educate
themselves enough to see beyond their bleak world of magic realism stuck in ..."
5. The Inform Designer's Manual by Graham Nelson (2001)
"... Leyendas de Guatemala and other founding works of magic realism (indeed, of
Wuthering Heights come to think of it) is for the arriving, ..."
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