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Description:Graciliano Ramos and the Making of Modern Brazil brings updated criticism in English on the work of foremost Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953), a key figure in understanding the making of modern Brazil. Building on existing literature on Ramos, this book innovates through chapters that consider issues such as the author’s dialogue with literary tradition, his cultural legacy for contemporary writers, and his treatment of racial discrimination and gender inequality through the multifarious, provocative and enduringly fascinating characters he created. The volume also addresses the question of Ramos’s political involvement during the years of the Getulio Vargas government (1930–45), aiming to revisit established readings of the author’s politics. Through close reading of individual works as well as comparative analyses, this volume takes readers into the complexities of modernization in Brazil, and highlights the writer’s significance for our understanding of Brazil today. Boias-frias © Vicente Sampaio, 1978.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Graciliano Ramos and the Making of Modern Brazil: Memory, Politcs and Identities. To get started finding Graciliano Ramos and the Making of Modern Brazil: Memory, Politcs and Identities, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 288

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Release: 2017

ISBN: 1783169850

Description: Graciliano Ramos and the Making of Modern Brazil brings updated criticism in English on the work of foremost Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953), a key figure in understanding the making of modern Brazil. Building on existing literature on Ramos, this book innovates through chapters that consider issues such as the author’s dialogue with literary tradition, his cultural legacy for contemporary writers, and his treatment of racial discrimination and gender inequality through the multifarious, provocative and enduringly fascinating characters he created. The volume also addresses the question of Ramos’s political involvement during the years of the Getulio Vargas government (1930–45), aiming to revisit established readings of the author’s politics. Through close reading of individual works as well as comparative analyses, this volume takes readers into the complexities of modernization in Brazil, and highlights the writer’s significance for our understanding of Brazil today. Boias-frias © Vicente Sampaio, 1978.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Graciliano Ramos and the Making of Modern Brazil: Memory, Politcs and Identities. To get started finding Graciliano Ramos and the Making of Modern Brazil: Memory, Politcs and Identities, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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