{"product_id":"the-carnivalesque-defunto-robert-h-moser-9780896802582","title":"The Carnivalesque Defunto: Death and the Dead in Modern Brazilian Literature Volume 46","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Carnivalesque Defunto\u003c\/i\u003e explores the representations of death and the dead in Brazil's collective and literary imagination. The recurring stereotype of Brazil as the land of samba, soccer, and sandy beaches overlooks a more complex cultural heritage in which, since colonial times, a relationship of proximity and reciprocity has been cultivated between the living and the dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Robert H. Moser details the emergence of a prominent motif in modern Brazilian literature, namely the carnivalesque \u003ci\u003edefunto\u003c\/i\u003e (the dead) that, in the form of a protagonist or narrator, returns to beseech, instruct, chastise, or even seduce the living. Drawing upon the works of esteemed Brazilian writers such as Machado de Assis, Érico Veríssimo, and Jorge Amado, Moser demonstrates how the \u003ci\u003edefunto\u003c\/i\u003e, through its mocking laughter and Dionysian resurrection, simultaneously subverts and inverts the status quo, thereby exposing underlying points of tension within Brazilian social and political history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Incorporating elements of both a celestial advocate and an untrustworthy specter, the \u003ci\u003edefunto\u003c\/i\u003e also serves as a metaphor for one of modern Brazil's greatest dilemmas: reconciling the past with the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Carnivalesque Defunto\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comparative framework by juxtaposing the Brazilian literary ghost with other Latin American, Caribbean, and North American examples. It also presents a cross-disciplinary approach toward understanding the complex relationship forged between Brazil's spiritual traditions and literary expressions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert H. Moser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0896802582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780896802582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.72w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/12\/2008 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 262","brand":"Robert H. Moser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096790507775,"sku":"9780896802582","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-carnivalesque-defunto-robert-h-moser-9780896802582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}