The spirit of carnival : magical realism and the grotesque

The spirit of carnival : magical realism and the grotesque / David K. Danow.

The world of literature responds to the ""spirit of carnival"" in ways that are both social and cultural, mythological and archetypal. Literature provides a mirror in which carnival is reflected and refracted through the multifarious perspectives of verbal art. In his original, w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Danow, David K. (David Keevin), 1944- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Carnival in literature.
Magic in literature.
Grotesque in literature.
Fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > General.
Carnival in literature
Fiction
Grotesque in literature
Magic in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Literary manifestations
  • The carnivalesque-grotesque
  • Magical realism
  • Grotesque realism
  • Archetypal aspects.

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