Geanneti Tavares Salomon

Fashion and Irony in «Dom Casmurro» (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This study brings us closer to understanding the relationship between fashion and literature. The book focuses on how the irony present in Machado de Assis' Dom Casmurro is also evident in the fashion portrayed in the novel. It reveals that fashion can be seen from Machado's perspective as a literary strategy while also participating in the construction of the characters in the plot of the narrative.

In the first appearance of the protagonist of Dom Casmurro, Capitu has simple 'cloth shoes' sewn by herself. In this little description by Machado, a whole world is hidden, in the same way that in each garment, costumes and props of the characters hide literary games - the games of light, shadow and irony that can be seen in the novel.

Through the descriptions of the garments, it is possible to perceive the first steps towards global capitalist expansion at the end of the nineteenth century, when consumer society was still forming. This book gives insight into Brazilian society in transition at the end of the nineteenth century, as observed by Machado de Assis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781800790100
• Artikelnr.: 68467396

Autorenporträt

Geanneti Tavares Salomon teaches fashion, art and design at Una University Centre in Belo Horizonte/Brazil. She holds a PhD in Literary Studies from Federal University of Minas Gerais/Brazil and has published previously on fashion and literature: Moda e ironia em Dom Casmurro (2010), A história na moda, a moda na história (chapter, 2019), Dossier Revista d'Obras A moda na literatura e a literatura na moda (editor, 2020). She also has experience as a fashion designer, costume designer and stylist.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS: Fashion and Literature - Society and Fashion in the Nineteenth Century: The Ironic Game in Dom Casmurro - Machado de Assis and Dom Casmurro - Final Considerations.