Senhora: Profile of a Woman (Texas Pan American Series) by José de Alencar, Catarina Feldmann Edinger (Translator) - 1994-01-01

Austin, Texas, U.S.A.: Univ of Texas Pr, 1994. Trade paperback in very good + condition.. Soft cover. Very Good.

Very little wear. The book does have margin notes and pencil underlining throughout. Originally published in 1875 in Brazil, this is the first English edition. The novel raises questions about traditional gender relationships, the commercial nature of marriage, and the institution of the dowry.

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

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University of Chicago Press Chicago Distribution Center. Paperback. New. 9x6x0. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

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Paperback. New. "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 Aurelia uses newly inherited wealth to "buy back" and exact revenge on the fiance 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… Read More

Univ of Texas Pr, 1994. Paperback. New. 219 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.