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Iracema (Library of Latin America) by José de Alencar; Naomi Lindstrom; Alcides Villaca is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is Iracema (Library of Latin America) about?
Jose de Alencar's prose-poem Iracema, first published in 1865, is a classic of Brazilian literature--perhaps the most widely-known piece of fiction within Brazil, and the most widely-read of Alencar;s many works. Set in the sixteenth century, it is an extremely romantic portrayal of a doomed live between a Portuguese soldier and an Indian maiden. Iracema reflects the gingerly way that mid-nineteenth century Brazil dealt with race mixture and multicultural experience. Precisely because of its nin
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- José de Alencar; Naomi Lindstrom; Alcides Villaca
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780199938865
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 2.8 / 5 (149 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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