| Abstract |
"This volume presents a survey of the reception of Greek myths - including Antigone, Medea, the Trojan cycle, and Alcestis - in Brazilian literature and stage performance. The collection addresses the work of many innovative authors, some of them great names of Brazilian literature, such as Jorge Andrade and Nelson Rodrigues, who are influential in this specific area of classical reception and well known by modern audiences. This unique volume is the product of collaboration of many scholars with different affiliations under the coordination of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte), two of the most prestigious universities in Brazil for the study of Classical and Reception Studies. Contributors are: Adélia Silva Carvalho, Alexandre Costa, Alice Carvalho Diniz Leite, Ana Grossi Araújo, Andreia Garavello, António Carlos Hirsh, Carlinda Fragale Pate Nuñez, Carlos Eduardo Lima Gomes, Carlos Morais, Delfim Leão, Fábio Viana, Felipe Cordeiro, Fernando Santoro Moreira, Flávia Vieira Resende, Francisca Luciana Sousa da Silva, Gilson Moraes Mota, Jorge Deserto, Kathrin Rosenfield, Lawrence Flores Pereira, Luísa Severo Buarque de Holanda, Manuela Ribeiro Barbosa, Marcos António Alexandre, Maria António Hörster, Maria de Fátima Silva, Marina Pelluci Duarte Mortoza, Orlando Luiz de Araújo, Renato Cândido da Silva, Sara del Carmen Rojo de la Rosa, Sónia Aparecida dos Anjos, Tereza Virgínia Barbosa, Vanessa Ribeiro Brandão"-- Provided by publisher. |
