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1 online resource (301 pages) |
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Contents |
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. |
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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. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-280) and index. |
Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
Subject |
American literature -- History and criticism.
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American literature. |
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Comparative literature -- American and Brazilian.
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Comparative literature. |
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National characteristics, American, in literature.
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National characteristics, American, in literature. |
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National characteristics, Brazilian, in literature.
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National characteristics, Brazilian, in literature. |
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Comparative literature -- Brazilian and American.
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Literature and society -- United States -- History.
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Literature and society. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Brazilian literature -- History and criticism.
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Brazilian literature. |
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Literature and society -- Brazil -- History.
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Brazil. |
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American literature -- Brazilian influences.
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American literature -- Brazilian influences. |
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Exoticism in literature.
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Exoticism in literature. |
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Indians in literature.
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Indians in literature. |
Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Wasserman, Renata. Exotic Nations : Literature and Cultural Identity in the United States and Brazil, 1830-1930. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, ©2018 9781501726064 |
ISBN |
9781501726057 (electronic book) |
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1501726056 (electronic book) |
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0801428777 |
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0801482054 (paperback) |
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9781501726064 |
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9780801428777 |
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9780801482052 |
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