Interiors and Narrative: The Spatial Poetics of Machado de Assis, Eça de Queirós, and Leopoldo Alas PDF
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Interiors and Narrative Bucknell University Press Latin American Studies Series Series Editor: Aníbal González, Yale University Dealingwithfar-reachingquestionsofhistoryandmodernity,languageandselfhood,and power and ethics, Latin American literature sheds light on the many-faceted nature of LatinAmericanlife,aswellasonthehumanconditionasawhole.Thisseriesofbooks provides a forum for some of the best criticism on Latin American literature in a wide rangeofcriticalapproaches,withanemphasisonworksthatproductivelycombineschol- arship with theory. Acknowledging the historical links and cultural affinities between Latin American and Iberian literatures, the series welcomes a consideration of Spanish andPortuguesetextsandtopics,whilealsoprovidingaspaceofconvergenceforscholars workinginRomancestudies,comparativeliterature,culturalstudies,andliterarytheory. 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BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationInformationAvailable LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataAvailable ISBN978-1-61148-432-8(cloth:alk.paper)--ISBN978-1-61148-433-5(electronic) ThepaperusedinthispublicationmeetstheminimumrequirementsofAmericanNational StandardforInformationSciencesPermanenceofPaperforPrintedLibraryMaterials, ANSI/NISOZ39.48-1992. PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica ForJohannes Contents Acknowledgements ix Introduction:InteriorsandNarrative 1 PartOne:FurnishingtheNovel 39 PartTwo:InteriorsandInteriority 101 PartThree:TheDiscourseofInteriors 161 Epilogue:FromVoltaire’sGardentoGaldós’sRooms 217 WorksCited 227 Index 235 AbouttheAuthor 249 vii Acknowledgements I thank my mentors at the University of Virginia, Donald Shaw, David Ha- berly,andFernandoOperé,fortheirguidanceandfriendshipandforsupport- ing me in my wish to work in both Spanish and Portuguese. I owe my deepest gratitude to my professors at Yale University, K. David Jackson, NoëlValis,RobertoGonzálezEchevarría,andRolenaAdornowhoreadthis manuscript in its earliest stages and who, along with my friends Ana María Mutis,AnkeBirkenmaier,andAnaValdez, fostered somethemostintellec- tually stimulating years of my life. For helping me understand Heidegger I thank my colleagues in a theory reading group at Indiana University. I am grateful to Darlene Sadlier and Luciana Namorato for their support and for theirdevotiontoaPortugueseprogramIamproudtobeapartof.Ithankmy colleagues in Spanish and Portuguese for providing a stimulating environ- ment to work in. I am especially indebted to Heitor Martins, Josep Sobrer, Consuelo López-Morillas, Catherine Larson, Edgar Illas, and Reyes Vila- Belda. I would also like to thank friends and colleagues, Eyal Peretz, Fritz Breithaupt,MichelChaouli,MarieDeer,HerbertMarks,PerryHodges,Kris- ta Maglen, and Pedro Machado, for making Bloomington a delightful and thought-provokingplacetolive. I thank my APSA colleagues for ongoing dialogues and their dedication to the field of Portuguese studies, especially Kathryn Sanchez, Anna Klo- bucka, Pedro Monteiro, Paulo de Medeiros, and Victor Mendes. My col- leaguesandfriendsattheUniversityofLisbon,HelenaBuescu,FernandaGil Costa, Ângela Fernandes, Clara Rowland and Orlanda de Azevedo, for pro- viding me with an intellectual home in Portugal. Lidia Santos invited me to NewYorktopresentonMachadodeAssis.TheInstitutoCamõesandFLAD contributedresearchsupportovertheyearsandtheopportunitytoattendthe seminar at the Foundation Eça de Queirós and work with Isabel Pires de ix
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