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Novos estudos interdisciplinares em literatura comparada
Esta coletânea apresenta uma amostra da produção acadêmica do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras: Literatura Comparada da Universidade Federal do Ceará (PPGLetras-UFC). As diversas contribuições são significativas do trajeto de mais de três décadas do Programa, transitando, a partir do trabalho de seus docentes e alunos, em colaboração com pesquisadores de outras instituições, entre as variadas possibilidades da heterogênea área do comparatismo literário.
Literary Fictions of the Contemporary Art System
The main objective of this book is to explain how contemporary literatures in Spanish and Portuguese are dealing with artistic creativity when artmaking is no longer a specialised field of cultural production, but rather an expanded field of socioeconomic interaction, personal and creative self-definition and collective imagination. The project positions the contemporary art novel as the most suitable place to understand how the economisation of cultural labour is affecting writers and artists alike. The authors examined in this book, including José Saramago, Rita Indiana Hernández, María Gainza, Mayra Santos Febres and Ondjaki (amongst others) explore the contradictions of the art market, the dynamics of art education, the multifaceted activity of curators and socially engaged artists in relation to broader debates on the role of culture in the configuration of socioeconomic dynamics. The book maps a new trend within contemporary literature that taps into the visual art system to reassess the role of literature in critical ways.
E POR FALAR EM MULHERES: UMA ABORDAGEM SOBRE A PRODUÇÃO DE MARINA COLASANTI
Ao ler os contos de Marina Colasanti, o leitor percebe a delicadeza da linguagem e o modo como a autora conduz suas personagens, rompendo com valores e com regras impostas. Por meio da análise apurada de Maria Aparecida de Fátima Miguel, Marina Colasanti nos chega de maneira ainda mais interessante, pois Miguel constrói análises que permitem adentrar o universo dos contos de forma profunda, de maneira que cada elemento analisado permite ao leitor uma reflexão. Este livro é um presente a pesquisadores e a leitores que já conhecem a obra de Colasanti e por ela se interessam e, por outro lado, as análises de Maria Miguel são um convite a novos leitores e a jovens pesquisadores que, face a uma leitura primeira dos contos de Colasanti, deparam-se com o universo de símbolos nem sempre fáceis de interpretar. E nesse aspecto, Maria Miguel nos auxilia a ler nas entrelinhas do texto o que os olhos muitas vezes não capta. Claudia Vanessa Bergamini (Professora Dra. de Teoria Literária e Literaturas Vernáculas Clássicas da UFAC)
Luuanda
These three stories are set in the slums of Angola's capital, Luanda, during the 1940s and 1950s. Originally published in Portuguese, this book won the Writers' Society's Grand Prize for Fiction in 1965.
Granma Nineteen and the Soviet's Secret
BY THE WINNER OF THE 2013 JOSÉ SARAMAGO PRIZE AN AFRICA39/UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE 2014 TOP AFRICAN WRITER UNDER 40 A GUARDIAN TOP FIVE AFRICAN WRITER, 2012 WINNER OF THE GRINZANE PRIZE FOR BEST YOUNG WRITER, 2010 By the beaches of Luanda, the Soviets are building a grand mausoleum in honour of the Comrade President. Granmas are whispering: houses, they say, will be dexploded, and everyone will have to leave. With the help of his friends Charlita and Pi (whom everyone calls 3.14), and with assistance from Dr. Rafael KnockKnock, the Comrade Gas Jockey, the amorous Gudafterov, crazy Sea Foam, and a ghost, our young hero must decide exactly how much trouble he’s willing to face to keep his Granma safe in Bishop’s Beach. Energetic and colourful, impish and playful, Granma Nineteen and the Soviet’s Secret is a charming coming-of-age story from the next rising star in African literature.
Stream Ecology
Running waters are enormously diverse, ranging from torrential mountain brooks, to large lowland rivers, to great river systems whose basins occupy subcontinents. While this diversity makes river ecosystems seem overwhelmingly complex, a central theme of this volume is that the processes acting in running waters are general, although the settings are often unique. The past two decades have seen major advances in our knowledge of the ecology of streams and rivers. New paradigms have emerged, such as the river continuum and nutrient spiraling. Community ecologists have made impressive advances in documenting the occurrence of species interactions. The importance of physical processes in rivers...
A Companion to Ancient Epic
A Companion to Ancient Epic presents for the first time a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman epic. It offers a multi-disciplinary discussion of both longstanding ideas and newer perspectives. A Companion to the Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman epic traditions Considers the interrelation between these different traditions Provides a balanced overview of longstanding ideas and newer perspectives in the study of epic Shows how scholarship over the last forty years has transformed the ways that we conceive of and understand the genre Covers recently introduced topics, such as the role of women, the history of reception, and comparison with living analogues from oral tradition The editor and contributors are leading scholars in the field Includes a detailed index of poems, poets, technical terms, and important figures and events
Princes and Princesses
Dive into Hans Christian Andersen’s world of magic and enchantment, where princes and princesses go on exciting adventures! Starring favourite princes and princesses, these spellbinding tales will delight children and adults alike. The collection contains the following fairy tales: - The Wild Swans - The Flying Trunk - The Most Incredible Thing - The Tinder Box - Clumsy Hans - The Flea and the Professor - The Princess and the Pea - The Swineherd Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldie...
Good Morning Comrades
Luanda, Angola, 1990. Ndalu is a normal twelve-year old boy in an extraordinary time and place. Like his friends, he enjoys laughing at his teachers, avoiding homework and telling tall tales. But Ndalu's teachers are Cuban, his homework assignments include writing essays on the role of the workers and peasants, and the tall tales he and his friends tell are about a criminal gang called Empty Crate which specializes in attacking schools. Ndalu is mystified by the family servant, Comrade Antonio, who thinks that Angola worked better when it was a colony of Portugal, and by his Aunt Dada, who lives in Portugal and doesn't know what a ration card is. In a charming voice that is completely original, Good Morning Comrades tells the story of a group of friends who create a perfect childhood in a revolutionary socialist country fighting a bitter war. But the world is changing around these children, and like all childhood's Ndalu's cannot last. An internationally acclaimed novel, already published in half a dozen countries, Good Morning Comrades is an unforgettable work of fiction by one of Africa's most exciting young writers.
Shaping the Future of Small Islands
The book provides fresh look at the issues of sustainable development, degradation of natural resources and vulnerability to climate change in Small Island developing states (SIDS). It documents the deteriorating state of SIDS and adaptation efforts made to address the impending crisis of unsustainable economic growth with international, national and community support. Authors have discussed issues like macroeconomic trends, vulnerability, resilience capability, and SIDS-specific strategies focusing on sectors like trade and tourism. Discussion continues with the examination of democracy, social capital, quality of life, and health concerns. Climate change and natural resource challenges are analyzed using case studies. The book also discusses diplomatic complexities of international climate agreements, collective action and institutional quality constitute the analysis of global environment and sustainable development.
