[Ads-l] Antedating of "Magic Realism"

[Stephen Goranson]

Really great, or magic:

"All these elements present an almost magical realism."
The Athenaeum, 1887:

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Athenaeum/KWRIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22magical+realism%22&pg=PA708&printsec=frontcover
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Subject: Re: Antedating of "Magic Realism"

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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