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This book brings together textual commentaries in English and
Portuguese on thirty representative works of literature in
Portuguese - either complete poems or extracts from longer works.
An essential chronological framework for students of Portuguese
literature. This companion volume offers an introduction to
European Portuguese literature for university-level readers. It
consists of a chronological overview of Portuguese literature from
the twelfth century to the present day, by some ofthe most
distinguished literary scholars of recent years, leading into
substantial essays centred on major authors, genres or periods, and
a study of the history of translations. It does not attempt an
encyclopaedic coverage of Portuguese literature, but provides
essential chronological and bibliographical information on all
major authors and genres, with more extensive treatment of key
works and literary figures, and a particular focus on the modern
period. It is unashamedly canonical rather than thematic in its
examination of central authors and periods, without neglecting
female writers. In this way it provides basic reference materials
for students beginning the study of Portuguese literature, and for
a wider audience looking for general or specific information. The
editors have made a principled decision to exclude both Brazilian
and African literature, which demand separate treatment. STEPHEN
PARKINSON, CLAUDIA PAZOS ALONSO and T. F. EARLE are all members of
the Sub-Faculty of Portuguese at the University of Oxford.
CONTRIBUTORS: Vanda Anastacio, Helena Carvalhao Buescu, Rip Cohen,
T. F. Earle, David Frier,Luis Gomes, Mariana Gray de Castro, Helder
Macedo, Patricia Odber de Baubeta, Hilary Owen, Stephen Parkinson,
Claudia Pazos Alonso, Juliet Perkins, Teresa Pinto Coelho, Phillip
Rothwell, Mark Sabine, Claire Williams, Clive Willis.
An essential chronological framework for students of Portuguese
literature. This companion volume offers an introduction to
European Portuguese literature for university-level readers. It
consists of a chronological overview of Portuguese literature from
the twelfth century to the present day, by some ofthe most
distinguished literary scholars of recent years, leading into
substantial essays centred on major authors, genres or periods, and
a study of the history of translations. It does not attempt an
encyclopaedic coverage of Portuguese literature, but provides
essential chronological and bibliographical information on all
major authors and genres, with more extensive treatment of key
works and literary figures, and a particular focus on the modern
period. It is unashamedly canonical rather than thematic in its
examination of central authors and periods, without neglecting
female writers. In this way it provides basic reference materials
for students beginning the study of Portuguese literature, and for
a wider audience looking for general or specific information. The
editors have made a principled decision to exclude both Brazilian
and African literature, which demand separate treatment. STEPHEN
PARKINSON, CLAUDIA PAZOS ALONSO and T. F. EARLE are all members of
the Sub-Faculty of Portuguese at the University of Oxford.
CONTRIBUTORS: Vanda Anastacio, Helena Carvalhao Buescu, Rip Cohen,
T. F. Earle, David Frier,Luis Gomes, Mariana Gray de Castro, Helder
Macedo, Patricia Odber de Baubeta, Hilary Owen, Stephen Parkinson,
Claudia Pazos Alonso, Juliet Perkins, Teresa Pinto Coelho, Phillip
Rothwell, Mark Sabine, Claire Williams, Clive Willis.
This collection brings together textual commentaries on thirty
representative works of literature in Portuguese either complete
poems or extracts from longer works ranging from the medieval lyric
of the 13th century, through the poetry and drama of the Portuguese
Renaissance, the great Realist novels of the nineteenth century,
early twentieth century Modernism and post-1974 writings through to
the present day, while also including examples of 19th- and 20th-
century Brazilian literature. The authors chosen poets, dramatists
and novelists are generally regarded as iconic writers, and the
three most famous canonical Portuguese authors (Luis de Camoes,
Fernando Pessoa, Jose Saramago) are featured, but the texts
selected for commentary strike a balance between a focus on
well-known and lesser-studied works. All the primary texts are
reproduced in Portuguese, sometimes in original editions, with
English translations added for the majority. The contributors
variously explicate and contextualise the works they present, some
focusing on hidden meaning, others on philological aspects of
editing, others on their historical, intellectual and philosophical
context, and others still on the process of translation itself.
All, however, aim to develop the art of reading, for the benefit of
scholars and students alike. Stephen Parkinson and Claudia Pazos
Alonso are members of the Sub-Faculty of Portuguese at Oxford
University, and editors of the Companion to Portuguese Literature
(Tamesis, 2009)."
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