Maria Manuel Lisboa

Broken

Illness and Disability in Antônio Francisco Lisboa, Camilo Castelo Branco, Clarice Lispector, Victor Willing, Paula Rego and Ana Palma

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'Broken: Illness and Disability in Antônio Francisco Lisboa, Camilo Castelo Branco, Clarice Lispector, Victor Willing, Paula Rego and Ana Palma' traces the lives and works of six major artists and writers from Portugal, Brazil, and Britain through the lens of 'being broken'-in body, mind, or both. Spanning from the eighteenth century to the present, the volume explores how sociopolitical and somatic factors such as mental illness, psychological abuse, arthritis, genital mutilation, and multiple sclerosis shaped their creativity, while also reflecting broader national, social, sexual, and political pressures. Engaging both literature and visual art, the book offers an original and provocative perspective that unsettles conventional narratives of health, gender, and identity in Lusophone and transnational contexts. By situating canonical figures alongside emerging voices, 'Broken' bridges generations and disciplines, revealing how art and fiction transform experiences of illness and disability into critical insights on society, history, and power.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open Book Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 686g
• ISBN-13: 9781805117490
• ISBN-10: 1805117491
• Artikelnr.: 76102356

Autorenporträt

Maria Manuel Lisboa holds a Personal Chair in Portuguese Literature and Culture at the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge. She is the author of seven monographs and approximately seventy articles written in Portuguese and English and her work has been published in Great Britain, Portugal and Brazil. Her work has been awarded two international prizes (Brazil and Portugal).