00000ctm a22000003a 4500 UP-8027390931313786711 Buklod 20090121142020.0 m |o d | ta 090121s xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPVIS-00008255289 Gift al/1/21/09 eng LG 993.5 2008 C6 P74 Prescott, Julie A comparative analysis between two Philippine and two Latin American magic realist novels. Julie Prescott. 2008. 81 leaves computer print out. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Thesis (Undergraduate, Bachelor of Arts in Literature) College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo. This creates a clearer understanding of Philippine Magic realism through a comparative analysis of two Philippine and Two Latin american Magic realist novels. The true definition of Magic realism has always been blurry; Therefore the proponent uses Zamora and Faris definition of Magic realism and identifies its elements in th enovel., To this end, this study falls into two parts, one is concerned with the understanding of realism through the discussion of the elements in the four selected novels: Memories of My Melancholy Whores, The House of the Spirits, Salamanca, and Great Philippine Jungle Energy Cafe by Gabirel Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende, Dean Francis Alfar, and Alfred Yuson respectively; and second part is a comparative analysis between Latin American and Philippine magic realist texts that reveals their differences and similarities. The conclusion turns to the examination the findings which show that although there are obvious similarities in the texts, origin and cultural backgrounds result in huge differences between the two and make Philippine texts unique in their own right. Philippine novels Comparative analysis. Jurilla, Jonathan Adviser. FI UPVIS UPV-ML LG 993.5 2008 C6 P74 Thesis