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Mimesis, Genres and Post-Colonial Discourse

Deconstructing Magic Realism

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Jean-Pierre Durix

    1. Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. General Introduction

    • Jean-Pierre Durix
    Pages 1-13

  3. Are Distinctions Between Genres Still Relevant?

    • Jean-Pierre Durix
    Pages 15-43

  4. Reality, Realism and Mimesis

    • Jean-Pierre Durix
    Pages 45-77

  5. From Fantasy to Magic Realism

    • Jean-Pierre Durix
    Pages 79-148

  6. Towards Hybrid Aesthetics

    • Jean-Pierre Durix
    Pages 149-185

  7. Conclusion

    • Jean-Pierre Durix
    Pages 187-190

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 191-206
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About this book

Through a broad-ranging survey of the allegory, utopia, the historical novel and the epic in post-colonial literature, Jean-Pierre Durix proposes a critical reassessment of the theory of genres. He argues that, in the New Literatures which are often rooted in hybrid aesthetics, the often decried mimesis must be viewed from a completely different angle. Analysing texts by Gabriel García Márquez, Salman Rushdie, Alejo Carpentier, Wilson Harris and Edouard Glissant, he pleads for the redefinition of 'magic realism' if the term is to retain generic relevance.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France

    Jean-Pierre Durix

About the author

Jean-Pierre Durix is Professor of English at the University of Bourgegone at Dijon, France.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mimesis, Genres and Post-Colonial Discourse

  • Book Subtitle: Deconstructing Magic Realism

  • Authors: Jean-Pierre Durix

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230377165

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-21585-9Published: 11 November 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37716-5Published: 17 August 1998

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 206

  • Topics: Literary Theory

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