Misplaced Ideas: Essays On Brazilian Culture

Misplaced Ideas spans the 19th and 20th centuries, and examines the life and work of Brazil's most influential novelist, Machado de Assis, as well as Brazilian film, poetry, theatre and music. Among the recurrent themes are the dangers of nationalism, and the notion of "Third World" literature.

• | By (Author): Roberto Schwarz
• | Series: Critical Studies in Latin American and Iberian Culture
• | Publisher: Verso Books
• | Publication Date: Jul 27, 1992
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 224 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 086091576X
• | ISBN-13: 9780860915768