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Essays on Hilda Hilst
. Ed(S): Morris, Adam; Carvalho, Bruno
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Hardback. Editor(s): Morris, Adam; Carvalho, Bruno. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book is the first collection of critical essays on Hilda Hilst (1930-2004) published in English. It brings together a variety of perspectives on one of Latin America’s most inventive and innovative authors. Nine essays by scholars and translators reflect about various aspects of her work, placing it in the context of Brazil and world literature. During her lifetime, Hilst won several major national literary awards and attracted legions of devoted readers. Her writing spanned styles and genres, encompassing poetry, theatre, and experimental fiction. She was also considered to be “a writer’s writer,” and her literary achievements eluded both mainstream ... Read more
This book is the first collection of critical essays on Hilda Hilst (1930-2004) published in English. It brings together a variety of perspectives on one of Latin America’s most inventive and innovative authors. Nine essays by scholars and translators reflect about various aspects of her work, placing it in the context of Brazil and world literature. During her lifetime, Hilst won several major national literary awards and attracted legions of devoted readers. Her writing spanned styles and genres, encompassing poetry, theatre, and experimental fiction. She was also considered to be “a writer’s writer,” and her literary achievements eluded both mainstream ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Condition
New
Series
Literatures of the Americas
Number of Pages
177
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319563176
SKU
V9783319563176
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About . Ed(S): Morris, Adam; Carvalho, Bruno
Adam Morris is a translator and scholar, most recently at the University of Rochester Humanities Center, USA. He has translated Hilda Hilst, João Gilberto Noll, Machado de Assis, Carol Bensimon, and others. Bruno Carvalho is Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Associated Faculty in Comparative Literature at Princeton University, USA. He is the author of Porous ... Read more
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