Home > Events > A guerra segundo o Seu João: história e trauma em Guimarães Rosa

A guerra segundo o Seu João: história e trauma em Guimarães Rosa

A talk by Professor Ettore Finazzi-Agrò

Thursday, February 14, 2013
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Rolfe Hall 4302
UCLA Lydeen Library

Ettore Finazzi Agrò is a Professor of Portuguese and Brazilian Literature in the Department of European, American and Intercultural Studies at the University of Rome, La Sapienza. In his past work Professor Finazzi Agrò has considered Galego-Portuguese lyric poems as well as sixteenth century epics and narrative. He has published on twentieth century Portuguese literature including the book O Albini inginito (1987) on the work of Fernando Pessoa. Within the framework of Brazilian literature, he has published on João Guimarães Rosa, Mário de Andrade, Manuel Bandeira, and Clarice Lispector. Recent work includes the organization of two volumes on the persistence of the tragic in contemporary Brazilian literature, Uma leitura do Brasil (2004) and Travessias do pós-trágico: Os dilemas de uma leitura do Brasil (2006). Professor Finazzi Agrò is currently the editor of the journals Letterature d'America (Rome) and Studi Portoghesi e Brasiliani (Pisa). He is also a member of the editorial board of several Italian, Portuguese, and Brazilian journals.

Cost: Free and open to the public

Special Instructions

Parking Information: The closest parking lot is Structure #5. Visitors may purchase daily parking permits by stopping at the Information & Parking booths or by using a "Pay by Space" pay station. The closest information booth to Structure #5 is located on Hilgard and Westholme Ave. To use a Parking Pay Station: Simply drive to a self-service Pay Station location (there is one located in Structure #5). Please read the posted signs and screen prompts for Pay by Space. Pay Stations allow you to select the time you need to spend on campus and pay accordingly (all-day passes can also be purchased).

For more information please contact

Magaly Lopez
Tel: 310-825-4571
mlopez@international.ucla.edu

Download File: 2-14-13-Ettore-Finazzi-Agro-c5-4ef.pdf

Sponsor(s): Latin American Institute, Spanish and Portuguese, LAI Working Group onTravel, Translation and Circulation; Consulate General of Brazil-Los Angeles