Antônio Cândido

Brazilian writer and literary critic

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In Brazilian literature: Colonial period
In this same vein, Antônio Cândido, in his Formação da literatura brasileira (1969; “Formation of Brazilian Literature”), emphasizes the European genesis of Brazilian letters and how the civilization was shaped by the colonial experience. Although Brazilian literature is considered to have its “official” origins in the 19th century, during…
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