Machado de Assis : The Brazilian Master and His Novels, Helen Caldwell 1970 HCDJ

by Helen Caldwell

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Machado de Assis : The Brazilian Master and His Novels Helen Caldwell 1970 Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature. In 1897, he founded and became the first President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. He was multilingual, having taught himself French, English, German and Greek later in life. ... Machado's style is unique, and several literary critics have tried to describe it since 1897. He is considered by many the greatest Brazilian writer of all time, and one of the world's greatest novelists and short story writers. His chronicles do not share the same status. His poems are often misunderstood for the use of crude terms, sometimes associated to the pessimist style of Augusto dos Anjos, another Brazilian writer. Machado de Assis was included on American literary critic Harold Bloom's list of the greatest 100 geniuses of literature, alongside writers such as Dante, Shakespeare and Cervantes. Bloom considers him the greatest black writer in Western literature; although, in Brazil, Machado is perceived as a Pardo. --Wikipedia See photos for a better idea of item's actual condition. The Fine Print: - Descriptions of items' conditions include obvious defects. Additional minor defects may be present. - All measurements provided are approximate. - Items ship within one business day. - Multiple shipping options are

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 1970
• Condition: Very Good

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