| Description |
1 online resource (211 pages). |
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| Series |
Purdue studies in romance literatures
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Purdue studies in Romance literatures.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: What's in a Smile?; Chapter One: Portuguese Fascism and Literary Institutionality; Chapter Two: Baltasar and Blimunda: The Readership Pact and the Release of Pleasure; Chapter Three: Reading the Labyrinth: Text as Obstacle in The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis; Chapter Four: Mastering the Culture's Tool Kit, or "Is the City Still Taken?": The History of the Siege of Lisbon's Self-Invited Reader; Conclusion: What Has the Smile Brought with It?; Notes; Works Cited and Consulted; Index; About the Book; About the Author. |
| Summary |
This book presents a critical analysis of Portuguese Nobel Laureate José Saramago's three novels, Baltasar and Blimunda (1982), The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (1984), and The History of the Siege of Lisbon (1989). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Saramago, José -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Saramago, José. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Saramago, José. |
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Discourse analysis.
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Discourse analysis. |
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Literature and history.
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Historical fiction, Portuguese -- History and criticism.
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Literature and history. |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Semiotics & Theory. |
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Historical fiction, Portuguese. |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- Spanish & Portuguese. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Title |
Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Sousa, Ronald W. On Emerging from Hyper-Nation : Saramago's ""Historical"" Trilogy. Ashland : Purdue University Press, ©2015 |
| ISBN |
1612493491 |
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9781612493497 (electronic book) |
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