[Ads-l] Antedating of "Magic Realism"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Really a great find.

JL

On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 9:05 AM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> magic realism (OED 1933)
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> 1901 The Academy 19 Oct. 359 (Google Books)  There is nothing of Mr.
> Kipling's magic realism in assuming the personalities of animals.
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> Fred Shapiro
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