Machado de Assis: A Literary Life
K. David Jackson • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300182644
Machado de Assis: A Literary Life
K. David Jackson • Yale University Press
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ISBN-10: 0300182643 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300182644 · 2015 · 1st Edition
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K. David Jackson provides a comprehensive examination of the life and intellectual trajectory of Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, the foundational figure of Brazilian literature. This biography situates the author within the complex socio-political landscape of nineteenth-century Brazil, analyzing how his mastery of irony and realism redefined the literary canon of the Americas. Jackson explores the evolution of Machado’s prose, poetry, and journalism against the backdrop of the abolitionist movement and the transition from empire to republic.
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