The Carnivalesque Defunto - Death and the Dead in Modern Brazilian Literature

Klappentext "T he Carnivalesque Defunto" explores the representations of death and the dead in Brazil's collective and literary imagination. Robert H. Moser details the emergence of a prominent motif in modern Brazilian literature! namely the carnivalesque defunto (the dead) that! in the form of a protagonist or narrator! returns to beseech! instruct! chastise! or even seduce the living. "The Carnivalesque Defunto" 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. "In unearthing Brazil's complex relationship with its past, some "defuntos" bring reconciliation and renewal to their communities; other do not. Either way, the otherworldly figures offer persistent critiques from the perspective of a not-so-dead past."-- "Choice" Zusammenfassung The Carnivalesque Defunto explores the representations of death and the dead in Brazil’s collective and literary imagination.

Product details

• Authors: Robert H. Moser, Robert Harlan Moser, Robert Henry Moser
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.2008
• EAN: 9780896802582
• ISBN: 978-0-89680-258-2
• No. of pages: 324
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series; Research in International Stud; Research in International Studies, Latin America Series; Research in International Studies, Latin America Series
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies