On emerging from hyper-nation : Saramago's "historical" trilogy /

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This book presents a critical analysis of Portuguese Nobel Laureate José Saramago's three novels, Baltasar and Blimunda (1982), The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (1984), and The History of the Siege of Lisbon (1989).

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sousa, Ronald W., 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, 2014.
Series:Purdue studies in Romance literatures.
Subjects:
Saramago, José > Criticism and interpretation.
Saramago, José.
Historical fiction, Portuguese > History and criticism.
Literature and history.
Discourse analysis.
Littérature et histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Semiotics & Theory.
Historical fiction, Portuguese.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: What's in a Smile?; Chapter One: Portuguese Fascism and Literary Institutionality; Chapter Two: Baltasar and Blimunda: The Readership Pact and the Release of Pleasure; Chapter Three: Reading the Labyrinth: Text as Obstacle in The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis; Chapter Four: Mastering the Culture's Tool Kit, or "Is the City Still Taken?": The History of the Siege of Lisbon's Self-Invited Reader; Conclusion: What Has the Smile Brought with It?; Notes; Works Cited and Consulted; Index; About the Book; About the Author.

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