Machado De Assis: The World Keeps Changing to Remain the Same - Couverture souple

Higa, Mario

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1855664216 ISBN 13 : 9781855664210

Editeur : Tamesis Books, 2025

Synopsis

A lively and accessible introduction to Machado de Assis and his work

Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is a world-class writer and arguably the greatest of Brazilian literature. Susan Sontag deemed him "the greatest writer ever produced in Latin America," and Harold Bloom, "the supreme black literary artist to date." John Updike called him a "master," and Carlos Fuentes, a "miracle." This book guides the reader through Machado's biography, times, and critical reception and examines his various personas - the translator, poet, playwright, critic, cronista, short story writer, and novelist - paying particular attention to his fictional prose, which most clearly conveys his acerbic criticism of Brazilian society and his deft view of the human condition. The book closes with an updated list of Machado's works available in English translation and a selection of further critical studies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

MARIO HIGA is Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies at Middlebury College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tamesis Books
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1855664216
• ISBN 13: 9781855664210
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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