1st Edition
Machado De Assis's Philosopher or Dog? From Serial to Book Form
By Suriani da Silva
Copyright 2010
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book reinforces Franco Moretti's findings, by examining whether they apply to the relationship that Machado de Assis maintained with the serial novel, as a genre and format of publication of fiction invented in Europe, and with the means of literary production available in Rio de Janeiro.
Introduction Part I: The Format and Context of Reading 1. Machado de Assis's Novels in Serial and Book Form 2. Philosopher or Dog? and the Fashion Section of A Estação 3. Philosopher or Dog? and the Literary Section of A Estação Part II: Narrative Technique and the Two Versions 4. The Kaleidoscopic Narrative of Philosopher or Dog? 5. The First Version: Under the Sign of the Serial 6. From the Magazine to the Book: The Global View of the Novel 7. The Fictional Rhetoric of Philosopher or Dog? 8. Conclusion: Philosopher or Dog? The Beginning of the End of the Serial?
Biography
Suriani da Silva