Relationship between Sublime and Magical Realism Explored in The Monkey

Relationship between Sublime and sorcerous reality Explored in The play From the beginning of The Monkey, a short story located inwardly Isak Dinesens anthology Seven medieval Tales, the reader is taken back to a storytime world he or she may remember from childhood. Dinesens 1934 example of what has been determine as the Gothic Sublime sets the stage for analysis of its relationship to other types of writings. What constitutes Sublime literature? More importantly, how may sublime literature relate to Magical Realist literature? through and through examination of The Monkey, the relationship between Sublime literature and Magical Realist literature stop be defined. Scholars give way traced the history of Sublime literature back to the terzetto century literary critic Longinus. In his work Peri Hypsos, he lays the groundwork for the Sublime literature that still exists today. Sublimity is always an eminence and excellence in oral communication (qtd. in Arensberg 3). Ex cellence and eminence are conveyed through rhetorical devices found in the text. some of these devices are also found in works identified as Magical Realist works of literature. Longinus peculiaritys are evidenced throughout The Monkey. One such characteristic is the use of elevated language to describe a look or action The Prioress received her nephew within her lofty parlor. Its three tall windows looked out, between heavy curtains which had on them borders of flower garlands done in cross-stich, oer the lawns and avenues of the autumnal garden. From the damask-clad walls her long-departed father and mother gazed down, out of broad gilt frames, with military gravity and youthful grace, powered and laced for some gr... ...ic realms cannot merge. For these reasons, based on the examination of these two works, one cannot assume that Sublime literature and Magical Realist literature are the same, nor can one assume that they are genres of one another. They seem to have ma ny characteristics in common, and therefore one would assume that they maintain a close relationship, although independently. By comparing and contrasting another genre of literature with Magical Realism, the defining boundaries that make up Magical Realism are narrowed. Works Cited Arensberg, Mary. The American Sublime. capital of New York State University of New York Press, 1986. Dinesen, Isak. Seven Gothic Tales. New York Harrison smith and Robert Haas Inc., 1934. Esquivel, Laura. Like Water for Chocolate. New York Doubleday, 1992. Longinus. On the Sublime. Cambridge Harvard UP, 1995. Relationship between Sublime and Magical Realism Explored in The MonkeyRelationship between Sublime and Magical Realism Explored in The Monkey From the beginning of The Monkey, a short story located within Isak Dinesens anthology Seven Gothic Tales, the reader is taken back to a storytime world he or she may remember from childhood. Dinesens 1934 example of what has been identi fied as the Gothic Sublime sets the stage for analysis of its relationship to other types of literature. What constitutes Sublime literature? More importantly, how may sublime literature relate to Magical Realist literature? Through examination of The Monkey, the relationship between Sublime literature and Magical Realist literature can be defined. Scholars have traced the history of Sublime literature back to the third century literary critic Longinus. In his work Peri Hypsos, he lays the groundwork for the Sublime literature that still exists today. Sublimity is always an eminence and excellence in language (qtd. in Arensberg 3). Excellence and eminence are conveyed through rhetorical devices found in the text. Many of these devices are also found in works identified as Magical Realist works of literature. Longinus characteristics are evidenced throughout The Monkey. One such characteristic is the use of elevated language to describe a scene or action The Prioress received her nephew within her lofty parlor. Its three tall windows looked out, between heavy curtains which had on them borders of flower garlands done in cross-stich, over the lawns and avenues of the autumnal garden. From the damask-clad walls her long-departed father and mother gazed down, out of broad gilt frames, with military gravity and youthful grace, powered and laced for some gr... ...ic realms cannot merge. For these reasons, based on the examination of these two works, one cannot assume that Sublime literature and Magical Realist literature are the same, nor can one assume that they are genres of one another. They seem to have many characteristics in common, and therefore one would assume that they maintain a close relationship, although independently. By comparing and contrasting another genre of literature with Magical Realism, the defining boundaries that make up Magical Realism are narrowed. Works Cited Arensberg, Mary. The American Sublime. Albany State University of N ew York Press, 1986. Dinesen, Isak. Seven Gothic Tales. New York Harrison Smith and Robert Haas Inc., 1934. Esquivel, Laura. Like Water for Chocolate. New York Doubleday, 1992. Longinus. On the Sublime. Cambridge Harvard UP, 1995.