Magical realism Flashcards
Mgical realism first came into use to describe the work of certain latin american writers, and then a small number of writers from many places in the world,
True
Magical realism had a specific meaning that made it useful for critics.
True
Magical realism is a branch of serious fiction, which is to say , it is not escapist.
True
Magical realism is a kind of realism, but one different from the realism that most of our culture now isn’t experiences
(False)
Experience
Magical realism is not speculative and doesn’t conduct thought experiments.
True
Magical realism tells its stories from the prespective of people who live in our world and experience a different reality from the one we call objective
True
If there is ghost in a story of magical realism, the ghost is not a fantasy element but a...........of reality of people who believe in ghosts. A)multifaceted B)manifestation C)science fiction D)none of all
B)manifestation
Magical realist fiction depicts the real world of people whose reality similar to us
(False)different from us
Magical realism endeavors to show us the world through other eyes.
True
This world view is different from the .....view A)empirical B)objective C)positivst D)all of above
D)all of above
In the other reality time is linear
(False)Not linear
In the other realities causality is subjective,
and The magical and the ordinary are one and the same
True
Time always March forward in the magical realist world view.
(False)time doesn’t always march forward
Great shifts in the narrative’s time sequence reflect a reality that is almost outside of time
True
Time is a great progression rather than a repetition
(False)Time is a great repetition rather than a progression
