CONTENTS

[FOREWORD BY J. D. M. FORD]vii
[PREFACE]ix
[PART ONE
AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF BRAZILIAN LITERATURE]
I[Introductory—The Milieu and the Racial Blend—Portuguese Tradition, African and Native Contribution—Linguistic Modification—Nationalism and Literature—Problems Of the Future—Phases Of Brazilian Literature]3
II[Period of Formation (1500-1750)]28
III[Autonomous Development (1750-1830)]53
IV[Romantic Transformation (1830-1870)]72
V[Critical, Naturalist Reaction, (1870-1900) Parnassians, Symbolists, etc.]102
[PART TWO
REPRESENTATIVE PERSONALITIES]
I[Castro Alves]129
II[Machado de Assis]142
III[José Verissimo]165
IV[Olavo Bilac]188
V[Euclydes Da Cunha]210
VI[Oliveira Lima]222
VII[Graça Aranha]234
VIII[Coelho Netto]248
IX[Francisca Julia]261
X[The Newer Writers]227
[SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY]293
[INDEX]299

PART ONE
AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF BRAZILIAN LITERATURE

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY

The Milieu and the Racial Blend—Portuguese Tradition, African and Native Contributions—Linguistic Modification—Nationalism and Literature—Problems of the Future—Phases of Brazilian Literature.