Relationship between Sublime and Magical Realism Explored in The Monkey

Relationship mingled with Sublime and supernatural naive realism Explored in The monkey From the beginning of The tinker, a short story located within Isak Dinesens anthology sevener 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 identified as the chivalric Sublime sets the stage for analysis of its relationship to other types of belles-lettres. What constitutes Sublime writings? More importantly, how may sublime books relate to wizardly Realist literary productions? Through scrutiny of The scamp, the relationship between Sublime belles-lettres and Magical Realist writings can be defined. Scholars have traced the history of Sublime books back to the third century literary critic Longinus. In his diddle Peri Hypsos, he lays the ground expire for the Sublime literature that still exists today. Sublimity is always an reputation and excellence in language (qtd. in Arensberg 3 ). Excellence and notoriety are conveyed through rhetorical devices found in the text. Many of these devices are as well found in whole caboodle identified as Magical Realist kit and caboodle of literature. Longinus characteristics are evidenced throughout The Monkey. One such characteristic is the custom of elevated language to describe a scene or save 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 autumn-flowering garden. From the damask-clad walls her long-departed father and mother gazed down, out of broad gilt frames, with military gloominess and youthful grace, powered and laced for some gr... ...ic realms cannot merge. For these reasons, based on the interrogative of these two works, one cannot assume that Sublime literature and Magical Realist literature are the same, nor can one assume th at they are musical styles of one another. They look to have many characteristics in common, and therefore one would assume that they avow a close relationship, although independently. By comparing and contrasting another literary genre of literature with Magical naive realism, the defining boundaries that make up Magical Realism are narrowed. Works Cited Arensberg, Mary. The American Sublime. Albany 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 septet Gothic Tales, the reader is taken back to a storytime world he or she may re member from childhood. Dinesens 1934 example of what has been identified 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 withal found in works identified as Magical Realist works of literature. Longinus characteristics are evidenced throughout The Monkey. One such characteristic is the wasting di sease of elevated language to describe a scene or do 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 autumn-blooming garden. From the damask-clad walls her long-departed father and mother gazed down, out of broad gilt frames, with military gloom 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 take care to have many characteristics in common, and therefore one would assume that they say 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 n arrowed. Works Cited Arensberg, Mary. The American Sublime. Albany State University of New York Press, 1986. Dinesen, Isak. seven-spot 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.