| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 184 pages) |
| Series |
Library of Latin America |
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Library of Latin America.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Series Editors' General Introduction; Historical Context and Social Topography of Memoirs of a Militia Sergeant; Memoirs of a Militia Sergeant; Contents; Volume: I; I: Origins, Birth, and Baptism; II: Early Misfortunes; III: Farewell to Deviltry; IV: Fortune; V: Vidigal; VI: First Night Away from Home; VII: The Comadre; VIII: The Rare Animal Garden; IX: The Compadre's "I've Done Pretty Well"; X: Explanations; XI: Progress and Setback; XII: Starting School; XIII: Change in Life; XIV: Further Vengeance and Its Result; XV: Scandal; XVI: The Plan's Success; XVII: Dona Maria |
| Summary |
"Excellent translation of a Brazilian classic first published as a serial in 1852-53. Sousa captures the vivacity and wit of the original while effectively evoking mood and historical milieu of free lower classes of Rio de Janeiro in early-19th century. Outstanding accompanying essays"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 184) |
| Notes |
Translation of: Memôrias de um sargento de milícias |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
FICTION -- General.
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Manners and customs
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| SUBJECT |
Brazil -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Brazil
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Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro
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| Genre/Form |
Picaresque literature
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Picaresque literature
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Fiction
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Picaresque literature.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sousa, Ronald W., 1943-
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Holloway, Thomas H., 1944- Foreword.
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Süssekind, Flora, 1955- afterword.
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| ISBN |
9780199761678 |
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0199761671 |
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