Misplaced Ideas by John Gledson
"Misplaced Ideas" spans the 19th and 20th centuries, and examines the life and work of Brazil's most influential novelist, Machado de Assis, as well as Brazilian film, poetry, theatre and music. Among the recurrent themes are the dangers of nationalism, and the notion of "Third World" literature.
Roberto Schwarz's essays are not only a brilliant analysis of Brazilian literature and art, but above all a bold, original and creative contribution to a critical theory of literature, to a materialist interpretation of cultural history -- Michael Lowy
Roberto Schwarz, born in Vienna in 1938, grew up in São Paulo, studying there and later in the United States and France. His books in English include Two Girls, Misplaced Ideas: Essays on Brazilian Culture and A Master on the Periphery of Capitalism, the central component of his study of Machado.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780860915768 |
| ISBN 10 | 086091576X |
| Title | Misplaced Ideas |
| Author | John Gledson |
| Series | Critical Studies In Latin American And Iberian Culture |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 1992-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 230 |
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