Contributions

  • Mariz, Vasco, 1921- - Contributor

Publication

1998 - Academia Brasileira de Letras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Language

Portuguese

Word Count

48,500 words, Guess

Page Count

194 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC869.1
  • LCCPQ9697.C744 A6 1998

Alternate Titles

  • Ribeiro Couto no seu centenário

Description

"Includes preface by Arnaldo Niskier and an essay on Couto's poetry by Mariz. Covers various genres in which Couto wrote: 40 poems selected from his early penumbrismo work Jardim das confidências (1915-19) and later work Longe (1947-60), six short stories, and crônicas. Also includes 11 reviews by critics such as Mário de Andrade, Manuel Bandeira, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, and José Lins de Rego. Author occupies a special place among Brazilian poets, as Mário de Andrade notes, for his 'suburban lyricism;' or as Carlos Drummond de Andrade reiterates, for his 'tenderness, sweetness, and humor without corrosiveness.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Coleção Afrânio Peixoto da Academia Brasileira de Letras ;
  • vol. 36
  • Coleção Afrânio Peixoto ;
  • 36.

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