Senhora: Profile of a Woman - Couverture souple

Alencar, José De

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 029270450X ISBN 13 : 9780292704503

Editeur : University of Texas Press, 1994

Synopsis

"It is a truth universally acknowledged . . ." that a single woman in possession of a good character but no fortune must be in want of a wealthy husband--that is, if she is the heroine of a nineteenth-century novel. Senhora, by contrast, turns the tables on this familiar plot. Its strong-willed, independent heroine Aurélia uses newly inherited wealth to "buy back" and exact revenge on the fiancé who had left her for a woman with a more enticing dowry.

This exciting Brazilian novel, originally published in 1875 and here translated into English for the first time, raises many questions about traditional gender relationships, the commercial nature of marriage, and the institution of the dowry. While conventional marital roles triumph in the end, the novel still offers realistic insights into the social and economic structure of Rio de Janeiro in the mid-1800s. With its unexpected plot, it also opens important new perspectives on the nineteenth-century Romantic novel.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jose de Alencar (1829-1877) was a noted Brazilian novelist. Catarina Feldmann Edinger (1944-2006) translated many works from Portuguese; she taught at William Paterson University in New Jersey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Texas Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 029270450X
• ISBN 13: 9780292704503
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 219
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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