MAGICAL REALISM

Question 1

who used the term magic realism

Answer 1

Arturo Uslar-Pietri (Venezuelan writer)

Question 2

why did arturo uslar-pietri use the term magical realism?

Answer 2

to describe certain works of latin american writers that contain magical elements that appear in a realistic setting

Question 3

Often based on folklore or popular myth, it is
recognizable by its use of surrealistic elements and as a dense, elegant, whimsical and layered stories with the open-ended conclusion.

Answer 3

magical realism

Question 4

what are the main characteristics of magical realism (FCSUEDIIPMo)

Answer 4

• fantastical elements that are never explained
• Characters accept rather than question the logic of the magical element.
• Sensory details
• Use of symbols and imagery extensively.
• Emotions and the sexuality developed in great detail
• Distortion or collapse of time creating a setting in which the present repeats or resembles the past.
• Inversion of cause and effect
• Incorporated legend or folklore
• Presentation of events from multiple standpoints
• Mirroring past against present; astral against physical planes; or characters one against another
• Open-ended conclusion

Question 5

what is the difference between magical realism and pure fantasy?

Answer 5

magical realism is set in a normal, modern world with authentic descriptions of humans and society

Question 6

who first introuduced the term magical realism?

Answer 6

franz roh (a german critic)

Question 7

what are the 4 characteristics of magical realism

Answer 7

• hybridity
• irony regarding author’s perspectives
• authorial reticence
• the supernatural and natural

Question 8

what are the usual themes of magical realism?

Answer 8

• the idea of terror overwhelms the possibility of rejuvenation
• time
• carnivalistic elements