Review: “Fantastika (nielen) v talianskej literature” (Fantastic in Italian literature and elsewhere), by Eva Mesarová Cover Image

COMPTE-RENDU : « FANTASTIKA (NIELEN) V TALIANSKEJ LITERATURE » (« LE FANTASTIQUE DANS LA LITTÉRATURE ITALIENNE ET AILLEURS), PAR EVA MESAROVA
Review: “Fantastika (nielen) v talianskej literature” (Fantastic in Italian literature and elsewhere), by Eva Mesarová

Author(s): François S. Schmitt
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature, Italian literature
Published by: Универзитет »Гоце Делчев« - Штип
Keywords: Calvino; fantastic; fantasy; Gothic novel; Italian literature; magic realism; Todorov.

Summary/Abstract: In a monograph devoted to fantastic in literature, Eva Mesarová updates the concept of fantastic. Fantastic literature appeared in the early nineteenth century in reaction to the cultural upheavals of French Revolution. During the seventies, the work of T. Todorov renewed interest in fantastic, however nowadays most of the current studies on fantastic literature oppose the ideas of T. Todorov.