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A classic of Brazilian literary criticism and historiography,
Brazil and the Dialectic of Colonization explores the unique
character of Brazil from its colonial beginnings to its emergence
as a modern nation. This translation presents the thought of
Alfredo Bosi, one of contemporary Brazil's leading intellectuals,
to an English-speaking audience. Portugal extracted wealth from its
Brazilian colony. Slaves--first indigenous peoples, later
Africans--mined its ore and cut its sugarcane. From the customs of
the colonists and the aspirations of the enslaved rose Brazil. Bosi
scrutinizes signal points in the creation of Brazilian culture--the
plays and poetry, the sermons of missionaries and Jesuit priests,
the Indian novels of José de Alencar and the Voices of Africa of
poet Castro Alves. His portrait of the country's response to the
pressures of colonial conformity offers a groundbreaking appraisal
of Brazilian culture as it emerged from the tensions between
imposed colonial control and the African and Amerindian
cults--including the Catholic-influenced ones--that resisted it.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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