This book studies the history, literature and culture of Portuguese-speaking countries through the lens of utopia. The role of utopia in Portuguese literature is the object of fresh analyses ranging from Camoes to Goncalo M. Tavares, and Antonio Vieira to Jose Saramago. The chapters on Angola and Mozambique show how national identity received a major boost through utopian literature - Pepetela is the anchor in the former case, while dance is used as a crucial metaphor to reveal the tension between the colonial and postcolonial gaze in the latter case. The visions of paradise in Tupi tradition and missionary doctrine inform the approach to Brazil, developed by the study of the utopian dimension of the revolts of Canudos and Contestado. Regional contrasts and the quest for Brazilian national identity underlie the chapter on the cinema of Glauber Rocha and Walter Salles. These political and cultural acts can be compared to the strange case of Sebastianism in Portugal, here studied across four centuries of adaptation and transformation. Anarchist, Communist and Catholic political projects are analysed in the context of the early twentieth century to complete this evaluation of the uses and effects of utopian visions in these countries.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Ag, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
ISBN-13
9783034318716
eBay Product ID (ePID)
216479778
Product Key Features
Author
Francisco Bethencourt
Publication Name
Utopia in Portugal, Brazil and Lusophone African Countries
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
314 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
225mm
Item Width
150mm
Volume
4
Item Weight
460g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Reconfiguring Identities in the Portuguese-Speaking World