tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234734736407586141.post2590607372067282494..comments2010-04-19T02:04:03.409-07:00Comments on Megan's Blog: Final postMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03495363690163342191noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234734736407586141.post-27238193015362307152010-04-19T02:04:03.409-07:002010-04-19T02:04:03.409-07:00Heya,
I think not defining what magic realism was ...Heya,<br />I think not defining what magic realism was at the start of the course was actually pretty good... This way, the class was more like an exploration about what it is, and it wasn't really self-taught.. cos I feel like self-teaching everything about magic realism and understanding cien anios with no help would have been pretty impossible..<br />Anyways, it was awesome to have read those different text also cos they are from different places. My issue wasn't so much to read more texts (though that would have been nice), I actually would've rathered studying cien anios in a lot more depth.. oh well..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234734736407586141.post-30640836331864737212010-04-16T15:10:20.337-07:002010-04-16T15:10:20.337-07:00I really like your comments concerning the definit...I really like your comments concerning the definition of Magical Realism. I also enjoyed the fact that the definition was not laid out for us and that we were able to formulate it through reading works which demonstrated the evolution of the genre. I thought that the choice of literature was great for this particular task, especially the last book. By including McOndo I feel I understood the idea of Magical Realism further as McOndo attempts to distance itself from the genre. As well, I felt that through the books we were also given a glimpse into the evolution of Latin America itself. I really enjoyed all the books and do wish we could have looked at other examples but given the work involved with a full course load, I am also glad that we didn’t.J. Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281266730575674776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234734736407586141.post-25785319455252883212010-04-13T14:01:51.238-07:002010-04-13T14:01:51.238-07:00I agree, I really enjoyed the fact that magical re...I agree, I really enjoyed the fact that magical realism was not concretely defined because it creates space for us to analyze the category ourselves as we read the variety of texts that we have. For instance, even though McOndo is post-magical realism it deals with many similar issues as CAD, such as the ambiguous line between what's perceived as reality.Sienahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149534349568924259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234734736407586141.post-46053730936967349742010-04-13T10:23:59.255-07:002010-04-13T10:23:59.255-07:00I'd simply add also that "magical realism...I'd simply add also that "magical realism" is a pretty fluid category, into which people have tried to stuff a whole range of very different works. Yes, ideally we'd have read much more... but alas there's no time to do so. At least, however, I hope you got a taste.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14637452970276655064noreply@blogger.com