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

    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