Brazil's Folk-Popular Poetry - A Literatura de Cordel: A Bilingual Anthology in English and Portuguese - Paperback

by J. Curran Mark J. Curran (Author), Mark J. Curran (Author)

Brazil's folk-popular poetry - "a literatura de cordel," - is perhaps the most important and vibrant variant of poetry of the masses in western culture. But not many people in the English-speaking world know much about it.

Written by one of the most educated scholars on the subject, Brazil's Folk-Popular Poetry - A Literatura De Cordel goes back to the craft's origins in Portugal in the 17th and 18th centuries and tells the story of how it developed and found a place in the hearts and minds of the people of Brazil.

Get ready to discover:

• How Spain and France influenced the poetry.
• Beautiful narrative poetry from forgotten poets who deserve to be rediscovered.
• How the "cordel" spread from northeastern Brazil to the Amazon region, to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in the South, and later to Brasilia.
• Why these poems are still relevant today.
• And much more!

Author Biography

Mark J. Curran, professor emeritus at Arizona State University, taught Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Culture from 1968 to 2002. He is a world authority on Brazil's folk-popular poetry, and he has published twenty-five scholarly articles and seven books on the topic in the U.S., Brazil, and Spain.