Machado de Assis: A Literary Life
K. David Jackson • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300182644
Machado de Assis: A Literary Life
K. David Jackson • Yale University Press
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ISBN-10: 0300182643 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300182644 · 2015 · 1st Edition
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K. David Jackson provides a comprehensive examination of the life and intellectual development of Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, the foundational figure of Brazilian literature. By situating the author within the social and political landscape of 19th-century Rio de Janeiro, this biography illuminates the evolution of his realist aesthetic and his enduring influence on global letters.
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