Gender, Discourse, and Desire in Twentieth-century Brazilian Women's Literature

Gender, Discourse, and Desire in Twentieth-century Brazilian Women's Literature
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Publisher : Purdue University Press
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-13 : 1557533520
ISBN-10 : 9781557533524
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Book Synopsis Gender, Discourse, and Desire in Twentieth-century Brazilian Women's Literature by : Cristina Ferreira Pinto

Download or read book Gender, Discourse, and Desire in Twentieth-century Brazilian Women's Literature written by Cristina Ferreira Pinto and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work studies the poetic and narrative strategies 20th century Brazilian women writers use to achieve new forms of representation of the female body, sexuality and desire, while deconstructing cultural myths of femininity and female behaviour.


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