The Sea Was Ever a Sertão: Terra Incognita in Moby-Dick and Grande sertão: veredas
In this article, I read João Guimarães Rosa's Grande sertão: veredas as an extended contemplation of the Brazilian backlands region known as the sertão, comparing it with Herman Melville's timeless novel Moby-Dick; or, the Whale, which I read in a similar vein (but with regard to the sea)...
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Associação Internacional de Lusitanistas
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Veredas |
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| Online Access: | https://revistaveredas.org/index.php/ver/article/view/651 |