Machado de Assis : a literary life / K. David Jackson.
| Author/creator | Jackson, K. David author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2015] |
| Description | xvii, 336 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Major figures in Spanish and Latin American literature and the arts Major figures in Spanish and Latin American literature and the arts. ^A1271640 |
| Contents | The literary world of Machado de Assis -- The wizard of Cosme Velho -- The formative period -- Novels of the 1870s -- The literary modernism of Machado de Assis -- Reading Machado de Assis. Machado's pendulum -- Breaking the frame: the rhetoric of substitution -- Machado's world library -- Time's invisible fabric: telling what cannot be said, saying what cannot be told -- Three exemplary modes. Theater and opera: Machado's operatic theater of the world -- Delirium, hallucination, and dream: flying through time on a delirious trapeze -- Humanitas and satire: Machado's mad philosopher -- The actor-authors -- Brás Cubas, Basso Buffo -- Bento Santiago's grand dissimulation -- The love-death theme of Counselor Ayres -- Conclusion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2014036996 |
| ISBN | 9780300180824 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0300180829 hardcover alkaline paper |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PQ9697.M18 Z6665 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |