ABSTRACT

This collection of original essays traces the history of Portuguese literature from the medieval period to the present, providing provocative new interpretations of this previously neglected literary history. The volume serves as a comprehensive introduction to Portuguese literature to students new to the field, and provides new insight into the ongoing controversies on the subject. The Introduction and Afterword explore the relationship between literary history and revisionism.

chapter |13 pages

Belief in History

chapter |28 pages

The Songs of Melancholy

Aspects of Mannerism in Camões

chapter |4 pages

Literary History

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