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The reconstruction of Lisbon : Severa's legacy and the Fado's rewriting of urban history / Michael Colvin.

Author/creator Colvin, Michael, 1970-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLewisburg [PA] : Bucknell University Press, ©2008.
Description131 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction : progress, tradition, demolitions, and overdue outrage -- Júlio Dantas's A Severa : the genesis of the folkloric figure of the Mouraria prostitute -- Severa's death and the death of the Fadista Mouraria in the "Salvação Barreto" demolitions -- The reconstruction of a Mouraria of contrasts : the aristocratic and Fadista Mourarias and reincarnations of Severa and Marialva -- The church of Nossa Senhora da Saúde : the last vestiges of a Christian Mouraria and the gateway to Severa's Rua do Capelão -- Conclusion : good-bye, Mouraria.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 126-128) and index.
LCCN 2007051294
ISBN9780838757086 (alk. paper)
ISBN0838757081 (alk. paper)

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