Exotic Nations: Literature and Cultural Identity in the United States and Brazil, 1830-1930
Renata R. Mautner Wasserman
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Paperback. Paperback in very good condition.
In this highly original and critically informed book, Renata R. Mautner Wasserman looks at how, during the first decades following political independence, writers in the United States and Brazil assimilated and subverted European images of an "exotic" New World to create new literatures that asserted cultural independence and defined national identity. Exotic Nations demonstrates that the language of exoticism thus became part of the New World’s interpretation of its own history and natural environment.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801482052
SKU
KRF0027359
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99-1
About Renata R. Mautner Wasserman
Renata R. Mautner Wasserman has retired as Professor of English at Wayne State University.
Reviews for Exotic Nations: Literature and Cultural Identity in the United States and Brazil, 1830-1930
"Brazilian literature is slowly beginning to gain the respect and attention it so richly deserves. Interestingly, this long-overdue discovery of Brazil has largely come about as a function of Brazil’s presence as an ‘American,’ or ‘New World,’ culture. This, in fact, provides precisely the context for Renata Wasserman’s very enlightening and critically informed study, Exotic Nations. Taking a major step ... Read more