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Mimesis, Genres and Post-Colonial Discourse

Deconstructing Magic Realism

J. Durix

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11 November 1998
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General Introduction PART I: ARE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN GENRES STILL RELEVANT? A Compulsive Search for Taxinomy? Major Themes and Genres PART II: REALITY, REALISM AND MIMESIS A Brief Historical Reminder of the Relationship Between Art and Mimesis Art and a New 'Repossessed' Post-Colonial Reality PART III: FROM FANTASY TO MAGIC REALISM The Fantastic and 'Magic Realism' Definitions of the Fantastic Magic Realism: The Building of a Literary Genre Some Characteristics of Magic Realism in the Works of Rushdie and García Márquez Magic Realism and the New Literatures PART IV: TOWARDS HYBRID AESTHETICS Definitions of 'Culture' Post-Colonial Literatures and Hybridization Edouard Glissant's Aesthetic Theories Wilson Harris and Palace of the Peacock Conclusion Bibliography Index

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General Introduction PART I: ARE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN GENRES STILL RELEVANT? A Compulsive Search for Taxinomy? Major Themes and Genres PART II: REALITY, REALISM AND MIMESIS A Brief Historical Reminder of the Relationship Between Art and Mimesis Art and a New 'Repossessed' Post-Colonial Reality PART III: FROM FANTASY TO MAGIC REALISM The Fantastic and 'Magic Realism' Definitions of the Fantastic Magic Realism: The Building of a Literary Genre Some Characteristics of Magic Realism in the Works of Rushdie and García Márquez Magic Realism and the New Literatures PART IV: TOWARDS HYBRID AESTHETICS Definitions of 'Culture' Post-Colonial Literatures and Hybridization Edouard Glissant's Aesthetic Theories Wilson Harris and Palace of the Peacock Conclusion Bibliography Index

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