Seven Faces: Brazilian Poetry Since Modernism

Seven Faces: Brazilian Poetry Since Modernism
ISBN-10
0822318148
ISBN-13
9780822318149
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
294
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press
Author
Charles A. Perrone

Description

"Study of Brazilian poetry from 1950-90 examines its 'seven faces' (a pun on Drummond's poem of the same name), phases, and trends. Introductory chapter reviews movement's initial phases and sets the stage for what follows: the legacy of the Modernist movement. Chapters 2-6 cover Concrete poetry and other vanguard groups, the lyricism of popular music, and different types of 1970s youth poetry. Also examines social and esthetic tensions in contemporary Brazilian poetry"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Other editions

  • Seven Faces
    • 1998-02-01
    • 204 pages
    • Paperback
    • U of Nebraska Press

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