Re: "Magic Realism"

[Betty Dawn Hamilton <bhamilt@TENET.EDU>]

On Mon, 3 Jan 1994, Carlton S. Martz wrote:

> no references in standard places.  Has anybody ever heard about
> "magic realism"?  Please enlighten me!

Yes, Carlton, our Senior English teacher teaches a unit on magic realism.
It seems to be an outgrowth of what I learned as "surrealism" when I was
taking literature courses.  The teacher usually begins with Kafka's
_Metamorphosis_ and now incorporates authors that were not being taught
when I was in school.  I'll talk to her today about some of her sources.
It's an *interesting* genre, but I don't find it particularly enjoyable.
However, I think learning about magic realism helps students to look for
more in a writing than just its entertainment value.

More later . . .

Betty
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