On a Knife-Edge represents the first book-length study in English solely devoted to the work of João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920-1999), one of Brazil's foremost poets of the twentieth century and a unique voice within Brazilian Modernism. INDICE: Introduction; 1: Life On a Knife-Edge: A Escola Das Facas; 2: Speaking From The Margins: The Haunting Voices of Auto do Frade; 3: In-Between Wor(l)ds: The Image of The 'Entre-Lugar' in Agrestes ; 4: Victims or Villains?Open Verdicts in Crime na Calle Relator; 5: 'Tu Eras de Mentira de Ambígua': Images of Women and of the City In Sevilha Andando and Andando Sevilha; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958952-4
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 18/11/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés