[Ads-l] Antedating of "Magic Realism"

[James Eric Lawson]

On 1/11/23 06:04, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
> magic realism (OED 1933)
> 1901 The Academy 19 Oct. 359 (Google Books)  There is nothing of Mr. Kipling's magic realism in assuming the personalities of animals.
> 

The Soul of Shelley
Type: Journal Article
Author: R.A. Holland
URL: 
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000080750775&view=1up&seq=76&q1=magic%20realism
Volume: II
Issue: March, 1876
Pages: 130
Publication: The Western
Date: 1876
Place: St. Louis, Mo.
Publisher: Western Pub. Association
Accessed: 1/11/2023, 12:13:33 PM
Archive: HathiTrust

     Extract: Likewise, Dante's dream, under its magic realism of
     scenery borrowed from earth and only changed to ghastlier or
     more gorgeous colors by being placed amid preternatural light,
     conceals a grave philosophy of religion — the work of outraged
     conscience, mournful pity and disappointed love, phrasing the
     universal knowledge of an epoch into an answer that may still
     their cry for justice, mercy and peace.

     Term: magic realism

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James Eric Lawson

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