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This collection of original essays traces the history of Portuguese literature from the medieval period to the present, providing provocative new interpretations of this previously neglected literary history. The volume serves as a comprehensive introduction to Portuguese literature to students new to the field, and provides new insight into the ongoing controversies on the subject. The Introduction and Afterword explore the relationship between literary history and revisionism.
Revisionary History of Portuguese Literature FROM THE PUBLISHER
This collection of original essays traces the history of Portuguese literature from the medieval period to the present, providing provocative new interpretations of this previously neglected literary history. The volume serves as a comprehensive introduction to Portuguese literature to students new to the field, and provides new insight into the ongoing controversies on the subject. The Introduction and Afterword explore the relationship between literary history and revisionism.
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Twelve essays overviewing the history of Portuguese literature and Portuguese literature studies are arranged in chronological order so that the possibility of a diachronic perspective on Portuguese literature is preserved. Topics include infractions of the name-hiding rule in Galician-Portuguese troubadour poetry, aspects of mannerism in Camoes, Baroque literature, Portuguese poetics in the 18th century, and socio-institutional literary practices in Portuguese romanticism. Other subjects are 20th-century Portuguese poetry, contemporary Portuguese fiction, and 20th-century Portuguese critics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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