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Magical realism. History of the Term. Coined by German artist, Franz Roh, in the late 1920s for painters trying to show reality in a new way Most often refers to Latin American writers Characterized by two conflicting perspectives So-called ‘rational view’ Acceptance of supernatural
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History of the Term • Coined by German artist, Franz Roh, in the late 1920s for painters trying to show reality in a new way • Most often refers to Latin American writers • Characterized by two conflicting perspectives • So-called ‘rational view’ • Acceptance of supernatural • “What happens when a highly detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe.”
Magical Realism in Literature • A style of writing that often includes these elements: • Exaggeration • Unusual humor • Magical and bizarre events • Dreams that come true • Superstitions that prove warranted • On the surface: no clear magical attributes and everything is conveyed in a real setting • BUT, a character breaks the rules for our real world
The Magic • Magic of magical realism must be natural, inexplicable, and uncontrollable (it is simply there – part of the natural world) • The characters in magical realism don’t notice the fantastical elements
The Realism • Magical realism has: • Recognizable characters • Believable dialogue • A true-to-life setting • Matter-of-fact tone • Sometimes contains historical events
