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 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.

Iracema (Library of Latin America)

Literature & Fiction

DE ALENCAR, JOSÉ

Landers, Clifford E.

United States

Oxford University Press

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.

A critique of marriage of convenience, Senhora clarifies universal truths as one-time lovers reconcile as husband and wife. The poor orphan Aurélia is devastated when her true love, Fernando, breaks their engagement for the financial rewards of a marriage of convenience to another. But Aurélia unexpectedly inherits a fortune and plans her revenge. Winning marriage to Fernando with a large dowery, she stuns her lover on their wedding night by imposing a marriage of convenience until the dowery is returned. The marriage descends into one of hate more than convenience, until both recognize the errors of their ways.

Senhora (Classicos Da Literatura Brasileira) (Portuguese Edition)

Contemporary

Luso-Brazilian Books

Inicialmente, O Guarani foi publicado nos folhetins do Di&#65533;rio do Rio de Janeiro. Ou seja, semanalmente era publicado um cap&#65533;tulo do romance.Narrado em terceira pessoa a obra tem como espa&#65533;o uma fazenda e as florestas no interior do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.Jos&#65533; de Alencar expressa o nacionalismo rom&#65533;ntico, principal caracter&#65533;stica da primeira gera&#65533;&#65533;o rom&#65533;ntica.Assim, ele enfatiza a quest&#65533;o nacional atrav&#65533;s da terra e do &#65533;ndio, considerado nesse momento como o her&#65533;i nacional.Dessa forma, Peri torna-se a idealiza&#65533;&#65533;o rom&#65533;ntica t&#65533;pica do romantismo. Al&#65533;m desse romance, merece destaque o romance indianista Iracema (1865).

O Guarani: Romance Brasileiro (Portuguese Edition)

Romance

Independently published

Como E Porque Sou Romancista (1893)

Literary

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

O Guarani (Portuguese Edition)

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

World Literature

Bem-vindo ao maravilhoso mundo de José de Alencar. Nesta edição clássica do seu romance Senhora, trazemos até si a melhor edição esta admirável peça literária do final do século XIX. O romance Senhora foi inicialmente publicado em 1875, na forma de folhetim. É um dos últimos romances de José de Alencar, publicado dois anos antes da morte do escritor. Romance de final feliz é o último desenvolvimento – agora em clave de maior densidade psicológica – do motivo do conflito entre o amor e o interesse, presente desde os primeiros livros, notadamente A Viuvinha. Senhora narra a historia de Aurélia Camargo, filha de uma pobre costureira e órfã de pai, que depois de perder seu irmão apaixonou-se por Fernando Seixas – homem ambicioso - a quem namorou. Este, porém, desfaz a relação, movido pela vontade de se casar com uma moça rica. Da mesma forma que Iracema, Senhora é juntamente com Lucíola um dos pontos altos da ficção citadina e de actualidade de José de Alencar. Esperamos que tenha tanto prazer a ler esta obra clássica quanto aquele que nós, Mogul Classics, tivemos a trazer-lha até si.

Senhora (Portuguese Edition)

The Guarani is a 1857 Brazilian novel written by José de Alencar. It was first serialized in the newspaper Diário do Rio de Janeiro, but due to its enormous success Alencar decided to compile his writing in a volume. A plausible explanation for this success might be in the fact that novel spoke of freedom and independence, arguing for a nativeness that could be found in tropical Nature and in the indigenous people of Brazil.

Classics

JiaHu Books

Iracema

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