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MISPLACED IDEAS
ESSAYS ON BRAZILIAN CULTURE |
| By: |
Roberto Schwarz, John Gledson (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
086091576X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780860915768 |
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| Publisher: |
VERSO BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
27 July, 1992 |
| Series: |
Critical Studies in Latin American Culture S. |
| Pages: |
228 |
| Translated from: |
Portuguese |
| Description: |
"Misplaced Ideas" spans the 19th and 20th centuries, and examines the life and work of Brazil's most influential novelist, Machado de Assis, as well as Brazilian film, poetry, theatre and music. Among the recurrent themes are the dangers of nationalism, and the notion of "Third World" literature. |
| Synopsis: |
"Misplaced Ideas" spans the 19th and 20th centuries, and examines the life and work of Brazil's most influential novelist, Machado de Assis, as well as Brazilian film, poetry, theatre and music. Among the themes that run through the text are the dangers of nationalism, the West's attraction for exotic backwardness and the notion of "Third World" literature. |
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black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Verso Books |
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