A Companion To Portuguese Literature

Author : Thomas Foster Earle,Stephen Parkinson,Cláudia Pazos Alonso
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781855662674

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A Companion to Portuguese Literature by Thomas Foster Earle,Stephen Parkinson,Cláudia Pazos Alonso Pdf

This companion volume offers an introduction to European Portuguese literature for university-level readers. It consists of a chronological overview of Portuguese literature from the twelfth century to the present day, by some of the most distinguished literary scholars of recent years, leading into substantial essays centred on major authors, genres or periods, and a study of the history of translations. It does not attempt an encyclopaedic coverage of Portuguese literature, but provides essential chronological and bibliographical information on all major authors and genres, with more extensive treatment of key works and literary figures, and a particular focus on the modern period. It is unashamedly canonical rather than thematic in its examination of central authors and periods, without neglecting female writers. In this way it provides basic reference materials for students beginning the study of Portuguese literature, and for a wider audience looking for general or specific information. The editors have made a principled decision to exclude both Brazilian and African literature, which demand separate treatment. STEPHEN PARKINSON, CLAUDIA PAZOS ALONSO and T. F. EARLE are all members of the Sub-Faculty of Portuguese at the University of Oxford. CONTRIBUTORS: Vanda Anast cio, Helena Carvalhao Buescu, Rip Cohen, T. F. Earle, David Frier, Lu s Gomes, Mariana Gray de Castro, Helder Macedo, Patricia Odber de Baubeta, Hilary Owen, Stephen Parkinson, Cl udia Pazos Alonso, Juliet Perkins, Teresa Pinto Coelho, Phillip Rothwell, Mark Sabine, Claire Williams, Clive Willis.

Author : Claudia Pazos Alonso
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351191937

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Reading Literature in Portuguese by Claudia Pazos Alonso Pdf

"This collection brings together textual commentaries on thirty representative works of literature in Portuguese - either complete poems or extracts from longer works - ranging from the medieval lyric of the 13th century, through the poetry and drama of the Portuguese Renaissance, the great Realist novels of the nineteenth century, early twentieth century Modernism and post-1974 writings through to the present day, while also including examples of 19th- and 20th- century Brazilian literature. The authors chosen - poets, dramatists and novelists - are generally regarded as iconic writers, and the three most famous canonical Portuguese authors (Luis de Camoes, Fernando Pessoa, Jose Saramago) are featured, but the texts selected for commentary strike a balance between a focus on well-known and lesser-studied works. All the primary texts are reproduced in Portuguese, sometimes in original editions, with English translations added for the majority. The contributors variously explicate and contextualise the works they present, some focusing on hidden meaning, others on philological aspects of editing, others on their historical, intellectual and philosophical context, and others still on the process of translation itself. All, however, aim to develop the art of reading, for the benefit of scholars and students alike. Stephen Parkinson and Claudia Pazos Alonso are members of the Sub-Faculty of Portuguese at Oxford University, and editors of the Companion to Portuguese Literature (Tamesis, 2009)."

Author : Helena Kaufman,Anna Klobucka
Publisher : Bucknell University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0838753361

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After the Revolution by Helena Kaufman,Anna Klobucka Pdf

The contributors to this book attempt to describe, analyze, and interpret the literary events and practices that characterize the two decades of Portuguese political and cultural life after the 1974 revolution. This significant event provides the basis for all the issues discussed in this volume and emerges as a principal agent behind Portuguese "cultural renegotiation."

Author : Aubrey F. G. Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:641769785

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Studies in Portuguese literature by Aubrey F. G. Bell Pdf

Author : Victor K. Mendes,Patrícia Vieira
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781498595384

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Portuguese Literature and the Environment by Victor K. Mendes,Patrícia Vieira Pdf

Portuguese Literature and the Environment explores the relationship between Portuguese literature and the environment from Medieval times to the present. From the centrality of nature in Medieval poetry, through the bucolic verse of the Renaissance, all the way to the Romantic and post-Romantic nostalgia for a pristine natural or rural landscape under threat in the wake of industrialization, Portuguese literature has frequently reflected on the connection between humans and the natural world. More recently, the postcolonial turn in contemporary literature has highlighted the contrast between the environment of the former colonies and that of Portugal. Contributors to the collection examine how Portuguese writers engage with the environment and have incorporated nature in their texts not only to prompt social, political or philosophical reflections on human society, but also as a way to learn from non-humans. The book is organized into three sections. The first explores the relationship between Portuguese philosophy, historiography, culture, and environmental issues. The second section discusses the link between literary texts and the environment from the Renaissance to 1900. The final section analyzes the connection between literary movements or specific authors and environmental change from 1900 to today. Scholars of literature, Latin American studies, literature, and environmental studies will find this volume especially useful.

Author : Luís de Sousa Rebelo
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Portugal
ISBN : 8459933008

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Studies in Portuguese Literature and History in Honour of Luís de Sousa Rebelo by Luís de Sousa Rebelo Pdf

Author : Asela Rodríguez-Seda de Laguna
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1412824664

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Global Impact of the Portuguese Language by Asela Rodríguez-Seda de Laguna Pdf

Within the cultural and literary context of contemporary Portugal and Western literature, 1998 was unquestionably the year that Portuguese writing gained international recognition as Jos Saramago became the first Portuguese writer ever to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. Readers who had never thought about Portuguese letters began to consume his books and, most importantly, opted for expanding their reading lists to include other important writers not only from Portugal, but from Portuguese-speaking well beyond the borders of Portugal. Global Impact of the Portuguese Language is a collection of Portuguese writing that is as rich in content and broad in scope as the diversity of its topics and writing modes of its contributors. The book is divided into three major parts. Part 1, "Different Cultural Perspectives of Portuguese Writing," contains thirteen chapters in which the first and opening one, "Portugal: The New Frontier" ably sets the stage for the book by examining from a cultural perspective how Portugal, a peripheral country in the new world system, serves as a microcosm of the problems of cultural intercommunication in today's world. Subsequent chapters are grouped in three categories: "The Voices of the Writers," "Critical Approaches to Cames," and "Fictionalizing the Nation." Part 2, "Portuguese Language and Literature Outside Portugal," comprises one section devoted to the Portuguese language in Africa, followed by studies about Portuguese discoveries as part of the historical process of remembering and forging one's identity, and finally a comprehensive historical development of Portuguese writing, both in Portuguese and English, in the United States. Part 3, "Portuguese Literature and Criticism Available in English: Suggested Readings" details the recent literary happenings which point to a possible renaissance in Portuguese literary production. The concluding part of this volume offers a short, comprehensive listing of anthologies, general studies, and the most popular translations of the best of Portuguese writing from Portugal and Africa. This lively volume constitutes a first pioneering effort to contribute to a deepening appreciation and understanding of Portuguese writing. Anyone interested in ethnic writing will find this book an invaluable education resource with which to begin an exploration of Portuguese writing in the United States. Asela Rodriguez de Laguna is associate professor of Spanish and director of the Hispanic Civilization & Language Studies Program. She is the author of Notes on Puerto Rican Literature: Images and Identities: An Introduction, and editor of Images and Identities: The Puerto Rican in Two World Contexts.

Author : Frederick Bouterwek
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1527904172

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History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature, Vol. 2 of 2 by Frederick Bouterwek Pdf

Excerpt from History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature, Vol. 2 of 2: Portuguese Literature Literary friend enabled him to make the pre sent volume a suitable companion to his his tory of the sister literature of the Peninsula. In England commercial interests may have induced many persons to make themselves acquainted with the language of Portugal, but the literature of that country has hitherto. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Rogério Miguel Puga
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527551251

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Chronology of Portuguese Literature by Rogério Miguel Puga Pdf

This is the first Chronology of Portuguese Literature to be published in any language. It presents a comprehensive year-by-year list of significant and representative works of literature published mainly in Portuguese from 1128 to the beginning of the current millennium. As a reference tool, it displays the continuity and variety of the literature of the oldest European country, and documents the development of Portuguese letters from their origins to the year 2000, while also presenting the year of birth and death of each author. This book is an ideal resource for students and academics of Portuguese literature and Lusophone cultures.

Author : Claudia Pazos Alonso,Bruno Rodrigues,Mariana Gray de Castro
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781800345171

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Antonio Pedro: Just a Story by Claudia Pazos Alonso,Bruno Rodrigues,Mariana Gray de Castro Pdf

First English translation of short novel by influential and pioneering surrealist Portuguese writer, António Pedro.

Author : Aubrey F. G. Bell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0656150769

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Studies in Portuguese Literature (Classic Reprint) by Aubrey F. G. Bell Pdf

Excerpt from Studies in Portuguese Literature It may be that the Portuguese genius has but little claim to originality. It willingly looks abroad, and delights in novelties and changes. Even mutable Gothic architecture, for instance, was too rigid for the taste of the Portuguese in the sixteenth century, and they loaded it with Manueline additions. They assimi late quickly, and, once the impulse given from abroad, they clothe their borrowings in native garb. Thus beneath the alternating influence of France and Italy and Spain, and, more recently, of Germany and England, Portuguese poets have shown that they possess a genuine gift of song and a character of their own. Yet something was lost if much was gained when the Portuguese writers of the sixteenth century turned again to imitate foreign models, and the savour of verdade. N50 aporfieis. Perguntai pouco. Jugay menos. Segui os bons obedecey aos mayores. (g0 with Our Lord. Ever remember Him and who you are. Speak the truth. Be not stiff-necked. Ask few questions. Gamble even less. Follow the good; obey your elders.) His celebrated Guerra de Catalurca has recently been republished by the Real Academia Espafiola from the first edition (lisbon, with intro duction and notes by D. Jacinto Octavio Picon. Madrid, 1912. And his Life, written by Mr. Edgar Prestage, is to appear shortly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Grant Hamilton,David Huddart
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781847011459

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A Companion to Mia Couto by Grant Hamilton,David Huddart Pdf

Already well-established in the Lusophone world, Mia Couto is increasingly acknowledged as a major voice in World literature. Winner of the Camões Prize for Literature in 2013, the most prestigious literary prize honouring Lusophone writers, he was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2014, and in 2015 was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. Yet, despite this high profile there are very few full-length critical studiesin English about his writing. Mia Couto is known for his imaginative re-working of Portuguese, making it distinctively Mozambican in character. This book brings together some of the key scholars of his work such as Phillip Rothwell, Luís Madureira, and his long-time English translator David Brookshaw. Contributors examine not only his early works, which were written in the context of the 16-year post-independence civil war in Mozambique, but alsothe wide span of Couto's contemporary writing as a novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. There are contributions on his work in ecology, theatre and journalism, as well as on translation and Mozambican nationalist politics. Most importantly the contributors engage with the significance of Couto's writing to contemporary discussions of African literature, Lusophone studies and World literature. Grant Hamilton is Associate Professor of English literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the editor of Reading Marechera (James Currey, 2013). David Huddart is Associate Professor of English literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kongand is author of Involuntary Associations: World Englishes and Postcolonial Studies (Liverpool University Press, 2014]

Author : Friedrich Bouterwek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1823
Category : Portuguese literature
ISBN : UOM:39015027616674

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Portuguese literature by Friedrich Bouterwek Pdf

Author : Friedrich Bouterwek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1823
Category : Portuguese literature
ISBN : UGA:32108000976707

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Portuguese literature by Friedrich Bouterwek Pdf

Author : Friedrich Bouterwek
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : EAN:4064066382315

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The Study of Spanish and Portuguese Literature by Friedrich Bouterwek Pdf

This 2-volume book on the literature of Spain and Portugal represents an extraction from Bouterwek's most significant critical work entitled Geschichte der Poesie und Beredsamkeit seit dem Ende der dreizehnten Jahrhunderts (History of Poetry and Eloquence from the Close of the Thirteenth Century), in which the author has taken an historical and critical survey of the literature of the principal nations of Europe. The first of the following volumes is devoted to the history of Spanish, and the second to the history of Portuguese Literature. The subdivisions of the work correspond with periods marked out by certain revolutions in taste, produced by the rise of eminent writers, or by other influential circumstances. These epochs in literary cultivation form convenient resting places for the student, and contribute to exhibit in a clear point of view the circumstances by which the advancement of polite learning has been accelerated or retarded. The specimens, which are numerous, and a great portion of which are selected from very scarce works, cannot fail to prove highly acceptable to the lovers of the literature of Spain and Portugal. For a general and comprehensive knowledge of that literature they will be found amply sufficient, and to those who wish to pursue its study more in detail, they will afford most useful assistance. In such a course of study, great advantage may also be derived from the numerous bibliographical notes introduced by the author.