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PublisherUniversity Press of Kentucky
ISBN-100813119529
ISBN-139780813119526
eBay Product ID (ePID)1029624
Product Key Features
Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePresence of Camões : Influences on the Literature of England, America and Southern Africa
Publication Year1996
SubjectEuropean / Spanish & Portuguese, American / General, Poetry, African, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorGeorge Monteiro
SeriesStudies in Romance Languages Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight15.2 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN95-046725
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Monteiro's rich readings and assessments of this presence in all the English-language writers he considers make this book an original contribution to intercultural studies.-- Choice" -- Choice, "Monteiro skillfully weaves an immense array of details into essays that are as compelling to read as they are informative." -- College Literature, "Harvard ReviewMonteiro skillfully weaves an immense array of details into essays that are as compelling to read as they are informative." -- College Literature, "Harvard ReviewMonteiro skillfully weaves an immense array of details into essays that are as compelling to read as they are informative.-- College Literature" -- College Literature, Monteiro skillfully weaves an immense array of details into essays that are as compelling to read as they are informative., Monteiro's rich readings and assessments of this presence in all the English-language writers he considers make this book an original contribution to intercultural studies., "Monteiro's rich readings and assessments of this presence in all the English-language writers he considers make this book an original contribution to intercultural studies." -- Choice
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Series Volume NumberNo. 40
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal810.9
Table Of ContentIntroduction Why do We Have Military Services? Air Force Independence and Air Force Culture Airpower, Morality, and Lawfare Roots of the United States Air Force:The Struggle for the RAF From Army Air Service to Air Force American Airpower in the Era of Limited War War on Terror and the Future of Airpower Drone War Above Us Only Sky The Way Forward
SynopsisOf the great epic poets in the Western tradition, Luis Vaz de Camões (c. 1524- 1580) remains perhaps the least known outside his native Portugal, and his influence on literature in English has not been fully recognized. In this major work of comparative scholarship, George Monteiro thus breaks new ground, focusing on English-language writers whose vision and expression have been sharpened by their varied responses to Camões. Introduced to English readers in 1655, Camões's work from the beginning appealed strongly to writers. The young Elizabeth Barrett's Camonean poems, for example, inspired Edgar Allan Poe to appropriate elements from Camões. Herman Melville's reading of Camões bore fruit in his career-long borrowings from the Portuguese poet. Longfellow, T.W. Higginson, and Emily Dickinson read and championed Camões. And Camões as epicist and love poet is an éminence grise in several of Elizabeth Bishop's strongest Brazilian poems. Southern African writers have interpreted and reinterpreted Adamastor, Camões's Spirit of the Cape, as both a symbol of a dangerous and mysterious Africa and an emblem of European imperialism. Recognizing the presence of Camões leads Monteiro to provocative rereadings of such texts as Dickinson's "Master" letters, Poe's "Raven," Melville's late poetry, and Bishop's Questions of Travel ., Of the great epic poets in the Western tradition, Luis Vaz de Cam es (c. 1524- 1580) remains perhaps the least known outside his native Portugal, and his influence on literature in English has not been fully recognized. In this major work of comparative scholarship, George Monteiro thus breaks new ground, focusing on English-language writers whose vision and expression have been sharpened by their varied responses to Cam es. Introduced to English readers in 1655, Cam es's work from the beginning appealed strongly to writers. The young Elizabeth Barrett's Camonean poems, for example, inspired Edgar Allan Poe to appropriate elements from Cam es. Herman Melville's reading of Cam es bore fruit in his career-long borrowings from the Portuguese poet. Longfellow, T.W. Higginson, and Emily Dickinson read and championed Cam es. AndCam es as epicist and love poet is an minence grise in several of Elizabeth Bishop's strongest Brazilian poems. Southern African writers have interpreted and reinterpreted Adamastor, Cam es's Spirit of the Cape, as both a symbol of a dangerous and mysterious Africa and an emblem of European imperialism. Recognizing the presence of Cam es leads Monteiro to provocative rereadings of such texts as Dickinson's "Master" letters, Poe's "Raven," Melville's late poetry, and Bishop's Questions of Travel .
LC Classification NumberPS159.P8M66 1996
