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- This text examines the critical reception of Machado de Assis's work in the United States in three different phases: (1) the 1950s, during which good English translations of the famous novels 'Epitaph of a Small Winner,' 'Dom Casmurro,' and 'Philosopher or Dog?' were published; (2) the 1960s, during which the "boom" of Latin-American literature gained visilibity in the United States, and (3) the present, in which the Brazilian master is close to receiving the acclaim he deserves. In this process, the article comments on the importance of recent studies such as those of Susan Sontag, Harold Bloom, and Michael Wood, through which Machado is becoming a familiar and respected author in our intellectual and artistic community. Finally, the text argues that there are many aspects of Machado's work yet to be explored by North American critics, and that this work will play an important role in the development of a new academic discipline: Inter-American Studies.
- Este ensaio examina a recepção crítica da obra de Machado de Assis nos Estados Unidos em três fases distintas: (I) a dos anos cinquenta, período em que foram publicados, em boas traduções inglesas, os celebres romances ‘Epitaph of a Small Winner’, ‘Dom Casmurro’, e ‘Philosopher or Dog?’; (II) a dos anos sessenta, época em que o "Boom" da literatura latino-americana ganha reconhecimento nos Estados Unidos; e (III) a do momento atual, quando o mestre brasileiro está prestes a receber a aclamação que merece. Na sequência, o ensaio comenta a importância de estudos recentes como os de Susan Sontag, Harold Bloom e Michael Wood, por meio dos quais Machado está se tornando um autor conhecido e respeitado em nossa comunidade intelectual e artística. Por fim, o ensaio argumenta que obra machadiana ainda possui muitos aspectos a ser explorados pela crítica norte-americana e que esta obra desempenhará um papel importante no desenvolvimento de uma nova disciplina acadêmica: os Inter-American Studies.
Citation
Fitz, Earl E.,
"The on-going reception of Machado de Assis in the United States: is the third time the charm?"
(2009).
BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/wgrq-8p12
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BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature
...BRASIL/BRAZIL: A Journal of Brazilian Literature (ISSN: 2526-4885), founded in 1988, publishes scholarly articles on Brazilian literature and in Comparative Literature with a focus on Brazilian literature, as well as book reviews, interviews with writers, English-language translations of Brazilian literature …