Iracema (Classicos De La Literatura Brasileira) - Softcover

Alencar, Jose Martiniano De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0850515009 ISBN 13: 9780850515008

Publisher: Luso Brazilian Books, 2004

Synopsis

Jose de Alencar's prose-poem Iracema, first published in 1865, is a classic of Brazilian literature--perhaps the most widely-known piece of fiction within Brazil, and the most widely-read of Alencar's many works. Set in the sixteenth century, it is an extremely romantic portrayal of a doomed love between a Portuguese soldier and an Indian maiden. Iracema reflects the gingerly way that mid-nineteenth cenury Brazil dealt with race mixture and multicultural experience. Precisely because of its nineteenth-century romanticism, Iracema strongly contributed to a Brazilian sense of nationhood - contemporary Brazilian writers and literary critics still cite it as a foundation for their own work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Luso Brazilian Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0850515009
• ISBN 13: 9780850515008
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 87