Iracema (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780195115482)

Jose de Alencar's prose-poem Iracema, first published in 1865, is a classic of Brazilian literature--perhaps the most widely-known piece of fiction within Brazil, and the most widely-read of Alencar;s many works. Set in the sixteenth century, it is an extremely romantic portrayal of a doomed live between a Portuguese soldier and an Indian maiden. Iracema reflects the gingerly way that mid-nineteenth century Brazil dealt with race mixture and multicultural experience. Precisely because of its nineteenth-century romanticism, Iracema strongly contributed to a Brazilian sense of nationhood--contemporary Brazilian writers and literary critics still cite it as a foundation for their own work.

Author: José de Alencar, Clifford E. Landers
ISBN-10: 0195115481
ISBN-13: 9780195115482
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 03/16/2000
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.54w x 0.58d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2000 pg. 157