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Eca de Queiroz and "The Correspondence of Fradique Mendes." (Classic Reprint)
Author: Edgar Prestage
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-02-06
Total Pages: 20
ISBN-13: 9780267954858
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Eca De Queiroz and "the Correspondence of Fradique Mendes." His romances and short stories call for a translator. So far, the only versions that exist in English are one of Cousin Basil (boston 1889) now out of print, one of Sweet Miracle already in its third edition, and one of Our Lady of the Pillar O recently published by Messrs. Archibald Constable Co. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Correspondence of Fradique Mendes
Author: Eça de Queirós
Publisher: Tagus
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A bright, witty excursion through the fictional letters of a turn-of-century dandy who hilariously edifies, entertains, infuriates, and endears
The Portuguese-Speaking Diaspora
Author: Darlene J. Sadlier
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2016-11-15
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 1477311483
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The imperial diaspora -- The Lusophone African diaspora -- Oriental imaginings and travel at the turn of the twentieth century -- Into the wilderness : the race for Africa and the promise of Brazil -- The Casa dos Estudantes do Império and mensagem -- A Lusotropicalist tourist and soldiers, East Indians, and Cape Verdeans on the move -- War in Africa and the global economy : leaving home and returning -- Epilogue : the Portuguese-speaking diaspora and "Lusofonia
The Encyclopedia of the Novel
Author: Peter Melville Logan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2014-02-11
Total Pages: 803
ISBN-13: 111877907X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Now available in a single volume paperback, this advanced reference resource for the novel and novel theory offers authoritative accounts of the history, terminology, and genre of the novel, in over 140 articles of 500-7,000 words. Entries explore the history and tradition of the novel in different areas of the world; formal elements of the novel (story, plot, character, narrator); technical aspects of the genre (such as realism, narrative structure and style); subgenres, including the bildungsroman and the graphic novel; theoretical problems, such as definitions of the novel; book history; and the novel's relationship to other arts and disciplines. The Encyclopedia is arranged in A-Z format and features entries from an international cast of over 140 scholars, overseen by an advisory board of 37 leading specialists in the field, making this the most authoritative reference resource available on the novel. This essential reference, now available in an easy-to-use, fully indexed single volume paperback, will be a vital addition to the libraries of literature students and scholars everywhere.
Eça de Queiroz
Author: Maria Filomena Mónica
Publisher: Tamesis Books
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 474
ISBN-13: 9781855661158
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first literary biography in English of Eça de Queiroz, the Portuguese Dickens.
Eça de Queirós and the Victorian Press
Author: Teresa Pinto Coelho
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 185566268X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →E a de Queir s' work has primarily been studied within the context of French literature and culture. This book presents a different E a. Focusing on the years that he lived in Paris, it demonstrates how the periodicals he himself conceived and edited were modeled on dozens of Victorian ones such as the Contemporary Review, the Review of Reviews or the Idler, as well as on some American ones such as the Forum, the Arena, and the North American Review. This book shows us an E a who is undeniably an Anglophile, an E a long seduced by the diversity and originality of English thought, an E a increasingly distant from the French cultural model which had marked his education. Teresa Pinto Coelho is Full Professor and Chair in Anglo-Portuguese Studies at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
African Migration Narratives
Author: Cajetan Iheka
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 2024-04
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1648250068
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Examines the representations of migration in African literature, film, and other visual media, with an eye to the stylistic features of these works as well as their contributions to debates on migration
Encyclopedia of the Essay
Author: Tracy Chevalier
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-10-12
Total Pages: 1032
ISBN-13: 1135314101
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This groundbreaking new source of international scope defines the essay as nonfictional prose texts of between one and 50 pages in length. The more than 500 entries by 275 contributors include entries on nationalities, various categories of essays such as generic (such as sermons, aphorisms), individual major works, notable writers, and periodicals that created a market for essays, and particularly famous or significant essays. The preface details the historical development of the essay, and the alphabetically arranged entries usually include biographical sketch, nationality, era, selected writings list, additional readings, and anthologies
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Demijohn-Edward
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Publisher:
Published: 1910
Total Pages: 1042
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The last great work of the age of reason, the final instance when all human knowledge could be presented with a single point of view ... Unabashed optimism, and unabashed racism, pervades many entries in the 11th, and provide its defining characteristics ... Despite its occasional ugliness, the reputation of the 11th persists today because of the staggering depth of knowledge contained with its volumes. It is especially strong in its biographical entries. These delve deeply into the history of men and women prominent in their eras who have since been largely forgotten - except by the historians, scholars"-- The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2012/apr/10/encyclopedia-britannica-11th-edition.
