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Ursula / Maria Firmina dos Reis ; traslated and introduced by Cristina Ferreira Pinto-Bailey.
Van Pelt Library PQ9698.28.E5462 U7713 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reis, Maria Firmina dos, 1825-1917, author.
- Series:
- Brazilian literature in translation series
- Language:
- English
- Portuguese
- Subjects (All):
- Black people--Brazil--Fiction.
- Black people.
- Enslaved persons--Brazil--Fiction.
- Enslaved persons.
- Brazil--Fiction.
- Brazil.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- xxx, 180 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Dartmouth, MA : Tagus Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Written within the literary conventions of the Romantic movement and published decades before other Brazilian abolitionist novels, Ursula (1859) offers a sensitive and nuanced portrayal of enslaved African and Afro-Brazilian characters. While readers follow the story of the plantation owner's daughter Ursula, her doomed romance with Tancredo, and her uncle's diabolical schemes to entrap her in marriage, the novel's power lies in Reis's characterization of the enslaved Africans Tulio, Susana, and Antero. Shown in all their humanity as they narrate their personal histories and give voice to the abuse and injustices they have endured, these characters tell of the horrors of the Middle Passage, the daily indignities they face, and the brutality of their masters." -- Provided by publisher
- Notes:
- Translated from the Portuguese.
- "The original Portuguese text was published in 1859" -- title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical reference.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781951470098
- 1951470095
- OCLC:
- 1276782022
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