A History of the Brazilian Novel

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-009-53996-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 771 g

Brazil has captivated global audiences through its vibrant multiculturalism, manifesting in music, football, and gastronomy. However, beyond figures such as Pelé, and cultural staples such as bossa nova and caipirinha, Brazilian culture boasts a distinguished literary tradition, exemplified by writers such as Machado de Assis, Clarice Lispector, and Guimarães Rosa. This volume provides readers with a comprehensive engagement with Brazilian literature, tracing its development in tandem with the nation's social history. The chapters emphasize literary analysis while critically incorporating the sociohistorical contexts that have shaped Brazil's rich cultural landscape. Covering the trajectory from the emergence of the Brazilian novel to contemporary works within the genre, this book guides readers through a broad spectrum of themes, including Blackness, Jorge Amado, Indigeneity, Macunaíma, political violence, feminism, and Graciliano Ramos. Each chapter balances scholarly depth with accessibility, catering both to newcomers to Brazilian studies and to seasoned academics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Higa, Mario

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Mario Higa; Part I. Cultures and Society: 1. The origins of the Brazilian novel Mario Higa; 2. Reimagining the nation: José de Alencar, or the novel as a foundational and historiographical discourse Wiebke Röben de Alencar Xavier; 3. A malandro in the Time of the King? The critique of ideology in Memórias de um sargento de milícias Tâmis Parron; 4. Fictionalizing slavery in the nineteenth-century novel Leonardo Silva; 5. Naturalist fiction and the book market in the nineteenth-century Brazil Leonardo Mendes; 6. Brazilian women novelists of the nineteenth century Michael Tufft; 7. The centrality of Machado de Assis Mario Higa; 8. The influence of Euclides da Cunha's Os sertões in modern fiction Leopoldo Bernucci; 9. Regionalism and subjectivity in Romance de 1930 Luís Bueno; 10. The three bahias of Jorge Amado and their reception in the United States Earl Fitz; 11. Erico Verissimo: fictionist, traveler, and humanist thinker Regina Zilberman; 12. A menina morta and Crônica da casa assassinada: psychological turbulence and decaying social order in the novel of the 1950s Jobst Welge; 13. From the wild heart to a breath of life: Clarice Lispector's nine novels Claire Williams; 14. Race, gender, and sexuality in the Brazilian novel Daniel Silva; 15. Afterlives of dictatorship: reckoning with political disappearance in three Brazilian novels Rebecca Atencio; 16. Indigenous peoples and the novel: from Quarup to O que falam as águas Lúcia Sá; 17. Contemporary novel: Conceição Evaristo and the revival of African culture and tradition through Afro-Brazilian literature Jacqueline Lima Coelho Sampaio; Part II. Eight Key Novels: 18. Iracema: a novel for a nation in the making Ernesto Ortiz-Díaz; 19. Dom Casmurro: Machado de Assis' narrative undertow Paul Dixon; 20. Triste fim de Policarpo Quaresma: ethics and praxis Mario Higa; 21. Macunaíma, apprentice tourist Kenneth David Jackson; 22. Vidas secas and the representation of deep Brazil: sertão and sertanejos in perspective Thiago Mio Salla; 23. Pathways to Grande sertão: veredas Luiz Fernando Valente; 24. Expanding the space of otherness in A paixão segundo G. H. Dafna Hornike; 25. Um defeito de cor: writing as assentamento Fernando Rocha

Über Autor(innen)

Higa, Mario
Mario Higa is Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies at Middlebury College. He has extensively published in the United States, Europe, and Brazil. Higa is the author of Machado de Assis: The World Keeps Changing to Remain the Same (Tamesis, 2022) and Modos de leitura: crítica e tradução (Ateliê, 2022).