Manifesto Pau-Brasil

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Manifesto of Pau-Brasil Poetry
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1991 edition
Author Oswald de Andrade
LanguagePortuguese
Publication date
1924
Publication placeBrazil

Manifesto da Poesia Pau-Brasil ('Manifesto of Pau-Brasil Poetry,' also translated as 'Manifesto of Brazilwood Poetry') is a Portuguese language article by Brazilian author, Oswald de Andrade. [1] [2] It was first published in the Correio da Manha on March 18, 1924 with the Portuguese title "Manifesto da poesia pau-brasil." [2] An English language translation by Stella m. de sa Rego was published in the Latin American Literary Review , vol. XIV, no. 27, Jan – June 1986, pg 184 - 187. [2]

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References

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