Utopias of otherness : nationhood and subjectivity in Portugal and Brazil / Fernando Arenas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arenas, Fernando, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Psychology).

Portuguese fiction--20th century--Criticism and interpretation.

Portuguese fiction.

Brazilian fiction--20th century--Criticism and interpretation.

Brazilian fiction.

Utopias in literature.

Literature and myth.

Difference (Psychology) in literature.

Portugal--Civilization--21st century.

Portugal.

Brazil--Civilization--21st century.

Brazil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 179 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Utopias of Otherness, Fernando Arenas considers Portugal and Brazil, both subject to the economic, political, and cultural forces of postmodern globalization. Arenas analyzes responses to these trends in contemporary writers including José Saramago, Caio Fernando Abreu, Maria Isabel Barreno, Vergílio Ferreira, Clarice Lispector, and Maria Gabriela Llansol, ultimately revealing how these writers have redefined the concept of nationhood.

Contents:

Introduction

Portugal : ideas of empire and nationhood

Brazilian national identity : intellectual debates and changing cultural realities

Subjectivities and homoerotic desire in contemporary Brazilian fiction : the nation of Caio Fernando Abreu

Women's difference in contemporary Portuguese fiction : the case of Maria Isabel Barreno

Worlds in transition and utopias of otherness.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-9291-2

OCLC:

191930408