Machado de Assis
The World Keeps Changing to Remain the Same
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2022
Tamesis Books (Verlag)
978-1-85566-362-6 (ISBN)
Tamesis Books (Verlag)
978-1-85566-362-6 (ISBN)
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.
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.
MARIO HIGA is Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies at Middlebury College.
List of Illustrations
A Note on Translations
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: "Better than Borges"
Chapter Two: Machado de Assis: Life and Ethos
Chapter Three: Translation, Poetry, and Drama: The Quest for Greatness
Chapter Four: Criticism and Crônica: The Quest for Greatness Continues
Chapter Five: Short Stories: The Dialectical Other
Chapter Six: Novels: Lights! Camera! Digression!
Chapter Seven: The World Keeps Changing to Remain the Same
Chapter Eight: The Machado Dictionary
Appendix One: Machado de Assis in English
Appendix Two: On Machado de Assis in English
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.11.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Icons of the Luso-Hispanic World |
| Zusatzinfo | 5 b/w illus. |
| Verlagsort | Woodbridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 491 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85566-362-7 / 1855663627 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85566-362-6 / 9781855663626 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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