Synopses & Reviews
"Lusty . . . strenuous comedy . . . Amado is Brazil's most illustrious and venerable novelist."
—New York Times
Review
andldquo;Almost Home seamlessly weaves a narrative of history, sociology, and autobiography and opens the door to an entirely new genre to the study of American immigration. . . . A must-read book.andrdquo;andmdash;James Olson, author of The Ethnic Dimension in American History
Review
andldquo;Cavalcanti successfully compares his own experiences and perceptions of American life with those of other Brazilian immigrants and interweaves the findings of scholars who have written about this migration stream with his own experiences as a Brazilian in this country. He convincingly describes the difficulties of adjustment and accurately contrasts the life and values of Brazil with those of the U.S.andrdquo;andmdash;Maxine L. Margolis, author of Little Brazil: An Ethnography of Brazilian Immigrants in New York City
Review
andldquo;A wise and humane book that illuminates the modern Brazilian immigrant experience with vigor and clarity.andrdquo;andmdash;
Kirkus ReviewsSynopsis
Banished for promiscuity, Tieta returns to the seaside village of Agreste after twenty-six years. Thinking she is now a rich, respectable widow, her mercenary family welcomes her with open arms. But Tieta is forced to reveal her true identity in order to save the town's beautiful beaches from ugly development. For the only way she can stop the factory is to call upon her close connections in Sao Paulo's highest political and financial circles—as only the Madam of the city's ritziest bordello can.
Synopsis
"Lusty . . . strenuous comedy . . . Amado is Brazil's most illustrious and venerable novelist."
New York Times
Synopsis
These three ancient tragedies--
Trojan Women,
Helen, and
Hecuba--dramatize the tragic fates of women in the wake of war. Euripides (480-406 BC) innovatively brought to Greek tragedy the inner lives of his characters. In these plays he delivers powerful portrayals of the suffering of both Greek and Trojan women as they become pawns and prizes of warring men.
Francis Blessington combines his work as a poet, translator, and teacher of literature and Greek with his theatrical experience to create fresh and faithful verse translations suitable for the stage, the classroom, or the general reader. The three plays are augmented by introductions, notes, and an appendix on elements of Greek tragedy. Blessington glosses historical and mythological terms, identifies Greek themes in the texts, offers literary interpretations, and suggests topics for discussion.
Synopsis
In
Almost Home, H. B. Cavalcanti, a Brazilian-born scholar who has spent three decades working and living in the United States, reflects on his life as an immigrant and places his story within the context of the larger history of immigration.
and#160;and#160; and#160;Due to both his family background and the prevalence of U.S. media in Latin America, Cavalcanti already felt immersed in U.S. culture before arriving in Kentucky in 1981 to complete graduate studies. At that time, opportunities for advancement in the United States exceeded those in Brazil, and in an era of military dictatorships throughout much of Latin America, Cavalcanti sought in the United States a nation of laws. In this memoir, he reflects on the dynamics of acculturation, immigrant parenting, interactions with native-born U.S. citizens, and the costs involved in rejecting his country of birth for an adopted nation. He also touches on many of the factors that contribute to migration in both the andldquo;sendingandrdquo; and andldquo;receivingandrdquo; countries and explores the contemporary phenomenon of accelerated immigration.
and#160;and#160; and#160;With its blend of personal anecdotes and scholarly information, Almost Home addresses both individual and policy-related issues to provide a moving portrait of the impact of migration on those who, like Cavalcanti, confront both the wonder and the disorientation inherent in the immigrant experience.
About the Author
H. B. Cavalcanti is professor of sociology at James Madison University. He is author of Gloryland: Christian Suburbia, Christian Nation and The United Church of Christ in the Shenandoah Valley: Liberal Church, Traditional Congregations as well as coauthor of Latinos in Dixie: Class and Assimilation in Richmond, Virginia.
Table of Contents
List of IllustrationsPreface1 A Southern Beginning2 Military Rule3 Naturalization4 Immigrant Parenting5 Pledging One's Life6 Almost Homeand#160;NotesBibliographyIndex