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Iracema

Jose Martiniano De Alencar

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 live between a Portuguese soldier and an Indian maiden. Iracema reflects the gingerly way that mid-nineteenth century 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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publish Date: Mar 16th, 2000
  • Pages: 176
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.25in - 5.54in - 0.58in - 0.49lb
  • EAN: 9780195115482
  • Categories: LiteraryEuropean - Spanish & PortugueseGeneral