Publication

1996 - Duke University Press, Durham, North Carolina

Language

English

Word Count

58,500 words, Guess

Page Count

234 pages

Identifiers

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  • WikidataQ57234695
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Classifications

  • DDC869.1
  • LCCPQ9571 .P47 1996

Description

"Study of Brazilian poetry from 1950-90 examines its 'seven faces' (a pun on Drummond's poem of the same name), phases, and trends. Introductory chapter reviews movement's initial phases and sets the stage for what follows: the legacy of the Modernist movement. Chapters 2-6 cover Concrete poetry and other vanguard groups, the lyricism of popular music, and different types of 1970s youth poetry. Also examines social and esthetic tensions in contemporary Brazilian poetry"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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Other Editions

  • Seven faces: Brazilian poetry since modernismDuke University Press1996-01-01

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