Machado de Assis, the Brazilian Pyrrhonian / José Raimundo Maia Neto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maia Neto, José Raimundo, 1959-

Series:

Purdue studies in Romance literatures ; v. 5.

Purdue studies in Romance literatures ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machado de Assis, 1839-1908--Philosophy.

Machado de Assis.

Machado de Assis, 1839-1908.

Skepticism in literature.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 231 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, [1994]

Summary:

Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is Brazil's greatest writer and the most important Latin American writer of the nineteenth century. His subtle criticism of cherished institutions is evident to all readers, and critics have often mentioned his skepticism. In Machado de Assis, the Brazilian Pyrrhonian, however, a philosopher seriously examines Machado's philosophical position for the first time. Jose' Raimundo Maia Neto traces Machado's particular brand of skepticism to that of the ancient philosopher Pyrrho of Elis and reveals the sources through which he inherited that line of thought. He then shows how Machado's own philosophical development follows the stages proposed by Pyrrho for the development of a skeptical worldview.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224) and index.

ISBN:

1557530513

OCLC:

29752194