Becoming True to Ourselves: Cultural Decolonization and National Identity in the Literature of the Portuguese-Speaking World

by Maria Nunes

Overview

Nunes' conclusion is succinct and contains several original ideas. Unlike most writers, she claims that human interdependence is a fact that may have positive effects. . . . Becoming True to Ourselves is an outstanding work of research and presents insightful and original concerns about a topic that had not been studied previously but is of major importance.
Rocky Mountain Review

Becoming True to Ourselves is a penetrating exploration of literary strategies of decolonization in the Portuguese-speaking world. Divided into three parts, the analysis centers on an examination of the Portuguese, Brazilian, and African colonial experiences as viewed through the eyes of native contemporary writers over a 100-year span. This examination enables the author to uncover the fundamental relationship between cultural decolonization and national identity and reveals an unusually vital literary tradition that both reinforces and helps impel these nation's drives toward cultural, political, and economic independence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313257261
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/17/1987
Series:	Contributions to the Study of World Literature , #22
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	118
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

MARIA LUISA NUNES is Professor of Portuguese at the State University of New York at Stonybrook.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Portugal
Portugese Women and Decolonization
Brazil
Portugese Speaking Africa
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index