| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 229 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the Brazilian Bildungsroman -- Sonhos d'ouro -- Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas -- O coruja -- Sentimental educations -- Marriage and money -- Problems of spatial practice. |
| Summary |
'Reading Rio de Janeiro' blazes a new trail for understanding the cultural history of 19th-century Brazil. To bring the social fabric of Rio de Janeiro alive, Zephyr Frank flips the historian's usual interest in literature as a source of evidence and, instead, uses the historical context to understand literature. By focusing on the theme of social integration through the novels of Jose de Alencar, Machado de Assis, and Aluisio Azevedo, the author draws the reader's attention to the way characters are caught between conflicting moral imperatives. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Brazilian fiction -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Brazilian fiction. |
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Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Literature and society -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- History -- 19th century.
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Literature and society. |
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History. |
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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Frank, Zephyr L., 1970- Reading Rio de Janeiro. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2016] 9780804757447 (DLC) 2015029815 (OCoLC)915324002 |
| ISBN |
9780804797306 electronic book |
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0804797307 electronic book |
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9780804757447 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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0804757445 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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