dictionary of brazilian literature
1Brazilian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Portuguese language in Brazil. Colonial period Brazil was claimed for Portugal in 1500 and was named for the land s first export product, pau brasil (brazilwood), trade in which… …
2literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
3Portuguese literature — Introduction the body of writing in the Portuguese language produced by the peoples of Portugal, which includes the Madeira Islands and the Azores. The literature of Portugal is distinguished by a wealth and variety of lyric poetry,… …
4CHILDREN'S LITERATURE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction CHILDREN S LITERATURE IN HEBREW early period …
5Travel literature — Travel writing and its most common sub genres First edition of …
6Latin American literature — Introduction the national literatures of the Spanish speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it also includes the literary expression of the highly developed American Indian civilizations conquered by the Spaniards. Over …
7lateinamerikanische Literatur. — latein|amerikanische Literatur. Der geographische Raum der lateinamerikanischen Literatur umfasst die von den Spaniern eroberten Gebiete Mittel und Südamerikas sowie das von den Portugiesen kolonisierte Brasilien. Die einst oder noch heute von… …
8Lygia Fagundes Telles — (born April 19, 1923) is a Brazilian novelist and short story writer. She was born in São Paulo and is one of Brazil s most important living writers. Her first book of short stories, Praia Viva (Living Beach), was published in 1944. In 1949 got… …
9Leilah Assunção — Leilah Assunção, or Leilah Assumpção (born Maria de Lourdes Torres de Assunção, 1943) is a Brazilian dramatist, actress and writer. Her first play, Fala Baixo Senão Eu Grito (Speak Quietly or I’ll Scream), won the Molière award from the theatre… …
10Darcy Ribeiro — Darcy Ribeiro. Darcy Ribeiro (* 26. Oktober 1922 in Montes Claros in Minas Gerais; † 17. Februar 1997 in Brasília) war ein brasilianischer Ethnologe, Kulturtheoretiker, Politiker, Pädagoge und Schriftsteller …
