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'''Magic Realism''' | '''Magic Realism''' | ||
Magical Realism is a subgenre of fantasy that fuses realistic fiction with magical elements that creates a mythical perception of the real world. Alejo Carpentier refers to magical realism as “unexpected alteration of reality … and unaccustomed insight that is singularly favored by the unexpected richness or an amplification of the scales categories of reality”.<ref>"Magical Realism." Magical Realism. Web. 3 July 2015. <http://www3.dbu.edu/mitchell/magical.htm></ref> Unlike most science fiction or fantasy genres, magical realism is not speculative.<ref>"Magical Realism." Magical Realism. Web. 3 July 2015. <http://www3.dbu.edu/mitchell/magical.htm></ref> Magical realists tell stories from a real world perspective, but the reader is to experience a different reality rather than the objective. <ref> | |||
Holland Rogers, Bruce. "What Is Magical Realism, Really?" Writing-World.com. Web. 3 July 2015. <http://www.writing-world.com/sf/realism.shtml></ref> | |||
Unlike most fantasy pieces, magical realism does not use imaginary or unseen devices such as angels or ghosts to make the story fanatical. Magical realism stresses normal element of the world to make the setting of the story to make the reader feel like they are in a different world. Readers are often can view the reality it two different ways. With magical elements amplifying the state of mind of the reader, time and space are often challenged and the identity is often broken.<ref>"Magical Realism." Magical Realism. Web. 3 July 2015. <http://www3.dbu.edu/mitchell/magical.htm></ref> | |||
'''Gothic''' | '''Gothic''' | ||