The preface by João Cabral de Melo Neto to Em Va Fer Joan Brossa: Theory and practice of realism in two poets from the post-war.

Authors

  • Melcion Mateu NYU

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7917.2009v14n2p173

Abstract

In 1951, the book Em va fer Joan Brossa [Joan Brossa  Made me] was published in Barcelona, with a preface by João Cabral de Melo Neto. It is a useful text to better understand Brossa as well as Cabral; it is a significant text in order to grasp the individual response of these poets to the problem of returning to realism for the early post-war period. A translation of João Cabral de Melo Neto's preface, previously unpublished in Portuguese, is presented here.

Author Biography

Melcion Mateu, NYU

Department of Spanish and Portuguese New York University

Published

2009-12-04

How to Cite

MATEU, Melcion. The preface by João Cabral de Melo Neto to Em Va Fer Joan Brossa: Theory and practice of realism in two poets from the post-war. Anuário de Literatura, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 2, p. 173–184, 2009. DOI: 10.5007/2175-7917.2009v14n2p173. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/literatura/article/view/2175-7917.2009v14n2p173. Acesso em: 4 feb. 2026.

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Section

Translation