Iracema
Description
Jose de Alencar's prose-poem Iracema, first published in 1865, is a classic of Brazilian literature--perhaps the most widely-known piece of fiction within Brazil, and the most widely-read of Alencar;s many works. Set in the sixteenth century, it is an extremely romantic portrayal of a doomed live between a Portuguese soldier and an Indian maiden. Iracema reflects the gingerly way that mid-nineteenth century Brazil dealt with race mixture and multicultural experience. Precisely because of its nineteenth-century romanticism, Iracema strongly contributed to a Brazilian sense of nationhood--contemporary Brazilian writers and literary critics still cite it as a foundation for their own work.
Product Details
Price
$31.04
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Publish Date
March 16, 2000
Pages
176
Dimensions
5.54 X 8.25 X 0.58 inches | 0.49 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780195115482
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José Martiniano de Alencar foi um escritor e político brasileiro. É notável como escritor por ter sido o fundador do romance de temática nacional, e por ser o patrono da cadeira fundada por Machado de Assis na Academia Brasileira de Letras.
Clifford E. Landershas translated from Portuguese almost forty novels and more than one hundred shorter works of fiction.
A professor emeritus at New Jersey City University, he lives with his wife Vasda Bonafini Landers in Naples, Florida.
A professor emeritus at New Jersey City University, he lives with his wife Vasda Bonafini Landers in Naples, Florida.