The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil (Hackett Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (804 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00E1IWX5M |
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| Number of Pages | : | 499 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Accompanied by a thorough introduction to "Brazil's Machado, Machado's Brazil", these vibrant new translations of eight of Machado de Assis's best-known short stories bring nineteenth-century Brazilian society and culture to life for modern readers.
"Machado De Assis" according to Bartok Kinski. The Alienist. A nice, funny satire on insanity. Questions the values and systems of the new psychiatrist or psychologist of the time in Brazil in the 1890's. This isn't a medical or realist story, just a critique of the baselessness of psychiatry and it shows just how "dangerous" it can become. I found it to be wry, humorous, and amusing. Machado De Assis reminds me a bit of Miguel de Cervantes.Try: The Dialogue of the Dogs (The Art of the Novella) by Miguel de Cervantes.
Recommended for classroom use and for those with an interest in world literature." --Colonial Latin American Historical Review,. Chasteen has translated and edited seven short stories and one novella published during the period 1881-1906 by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazil's most renowned writer and social satirist of the nineteenth century. Intended as an accessible and affordable introduction to Brazilian literature or as an accompaniment to a course on Latin American or Brazilian history. The introductionprovides a useful, though relatively broad, snapshot of the century and