Title Reading Rio de Janeiro : literature and society in the nineteenth century / Zephyr Frank

Published Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 229 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Introduction : the Brazilian Bildungsroman -- Sonhos d'ouro -- Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas -- O coruja -- Sentimental educations -- Marriage and money -- Problems of spatial practice Summary 'Reading Rio de Janeiro' blazes a new trail for understanding the cultural history of 19th-century Brazil. To bring the social fabric of Rio de Janeiro alive, Zephyr Frank flips the historian's usual interest in literature as a source of evidence and, instead, uses the historical context to understand literature. By focusing on the theme of social integration through the novels of Jose de Alencar, Machado de Assis, and Aluisio Azevedo, the author draws the reader's attention to the way characters are caught between conflicting moral imperatives Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Brazilian fiction -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- 19th century -- History and criticism Literature and society -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- History -- 19th century LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- Spanish & Portuguese. HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America. Brazilian fiction Literature and society Social conditions SUBJECT Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Social conditions -- 19th century Subject Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780804797306 0804797307

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