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Senhora
Profile of a Woman
Taschenbuch von José de Alencar
Sprache: Englisch

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"It is a truth universally acknowledged . . ." that a single woman in possession of a good character but no fortune must be in want of a wealthy husband-that is, if she is the heroine of a nineteenth-century novel. Senhora, by contrast, turns the tables on this familiar plot. Its strong-willed, independent heroine Aurélia uses newly inherited wealth to "buy back" and exact revenge on the fiancé who had left her for a woman with a more enticing dowry.

This exciting Brazilian novel, originally published in 1875 and here translated into English for the first time, raises many questions about traditional gender relationships, the commercial nature of marriage, and the institution of the dowry. While conventional marital roles triumph in the end, the novel still offers realistic insights into the social and economic structure of Rio de Janeiro in the mid-1800s. With its unexpected plot, it also opens important new perspectives on the nineteenth-century Romantic novel.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged . . ." that a single woman in possession of a good character but no fortune must be in want of a wealthy husband-that is, if she is the heroine of a nineteenth-century novel. Senhora, by contrast, turns the tables on this familiar plot. Its strong-willed, independent heroine Aurélia uses newly inherited wealth to "buy back" and exact revenge on the fiancé who had left her for a woman with a more enticing dowry.

This exciting Brazilian novel, originally published in 1875 and here translated into English for the first time, raises many questions about traditional gender relationships, the commercial nature of marriage, and the institution of the dowry. While conventional marital roles triumph in the end, the novel still offers realistic insights into the social and economic structure of Rio de Janeiro in the mid-1800s. With its unexpected plot, it also opens important new perspectives on the nineteenth-century Romantic novel.
Über den Autor
By José de Alencar
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements
Introduction
To the Reader
First Part: The Price
Second Part: Redress
Third Part: Possession
Fourth Part: Ransom
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780292704503
ISBN-10: 029270450X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Alencar, José de
Übersetzung: Edinger, Catarina Feldmann
Hersteller: University of Texas Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: José de Alencar
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.1994
Gewicht: 0,365 kg
Artikel-ID: 101349726
Über den Autor
By José de Alencar
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements
Introduction
To the Reader
First Part: The Price
Second Part: Redress
Third Part: Possession
Fourth Part: Ransom
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780292704503
ISBN-10: 029270450X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Alencar, José de
Übersetzung: Edinger, Catarina Feldmann
Hersteller: University of Texas Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: José de Alencar
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.1994
Gewicht: 0,365 kg
Artikel-ID: 101349726
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