SPACE AND TIME: AFRO-BRAZILIAN HISTORY IN THE POETRY OF MIRIAM ALVES

SPACE AND TIME: AFRO-BRAZILIAN HISTORY IN THE POETRY OF MIRIAM ALVES

Poet Miriam Alves documents the historic experience of Afro-Brazilians in her work as a means of reconstructing an ignored and untold heritage. She explores matters of space, race, historical time and gender with the perspective of an Afro-Brazilian woman who asserts that the events of the past are...

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Veröffentlicht in:CLA journal 1997-12, Vol.41 (2), p.185-196
1. Verfasser: Durham, Carolyn Richardson
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African American culture
Alves, Miriam
Black literature
Black people
City squares
Cultural values
Favelas
Literary criticism
Literary style
Poetry
Poets
Race
Religious songs
Rosaries
Slaves
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Zusammenfassung:Poet Miriam Alves documents the historic experience of Afro-Brazilians in her work as a means of reconstructing an ignored and untold heritage. She explores matters of space, race, historical time and gender with the perspective of an Afro-Brazilian woman who asserts that the events of the past are still alive in the present.
ISSN:0007-8549
2766-0265