Title Exotic nations : literature and cultural identity in the United States and Brazil, 1830-1930 / Renata R. Mautner Wasserman

Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1994

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Description 1 online resource (301 pages) Contents 880-01 1. Introduction : designing nations -- 2. First accounts : the building blocks -- 3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the discourse of the exotic -- 4. Love in exotic places : Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's Paul et Virginie -- 5. Chateaubriand's Atala and the ready-made exotic -- 6. James Fenimore Cooper and the image of America -- 7. Nationality and the 'Indian' novels of José de Alencar -- 8. Nationality redefined, or lazy Macunaima -- 9. Conclusion : exoticism as strategy 880-01/(Q 1 Introduction: Designing Nations; 2 First Accounts: The Building Blocks; 3 Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Discourse of the Exotic; 4 Love in Exotic Places: Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's; 5 Chateaubriand's Atala and the Ready-Made Exotic; 6 James Fenimore Cooper and the Image of America; 7 Nationality and the ""Indian"" Novels of José de Alencar; 8 Nationality Redefined, or Lazy MacunaA⁺ё℗Ưma; 9 Conclusion: Exoticism as Strategy Summary In this highly original and critically informed book, Renata R. Mautner Wasserman looks at how, during the first decades following political independence, writers in the United States and Brazil assimilated and subverted European images of an "exotic" New World to create new literatures that asserted cultural independence and defined national identity. Exotic Nations demonstrates that the language of exoticism thus became part of the New World's interpretation of its own history and natural environment Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-280) and index Notes Print version record Subject American literature -- History and criticism. Comparative literature -- American and Brazilian National characteristics, American, in literature. National characteristics, Brazilian, in literature. Comparative literature -- Brazilian and American Literature and society -- United States -- History Brazilian literature -- History and criticism Literature and society -- Brazil -- History American literature -- Brazilian influences Exoticism in literature. Indians in literature. Brazilians in literature. Brazilians in literature American literature American literature -- Brazilian influences Brazilian literature Exoticism in literature Indians in literature Literature and society National characteristics, American, in literature National characteristics, Brazilian, in literature Brazil United States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book LC no. 94020368 ISBN 9781501726057 1501726056

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