THE CASE OF LIMA BARRETO AND REALISM IN THE BRAZILIAN 'BELLE EPOQUE' R. J. Oakley The Edwin Mellen Press Lewiston*Queenston»Lampeter Table of Contents Acknowledgements Preface xi xiii Chapter One: Alpha and Omega: An Introductory Chapter 1 Chapter Two: Crossroads 17 Chapter Three: Readers and Writers in Recordagoes do Escrivao Isaias Caminha Chapter Four: 41 Sad Ends: Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma and A Nova California 73 Chapter Five: The Javanese Syndrome 107 Chapter Six: The Intellectual Hero Speaks: Vida e Morte de M.J. Gonzaga de Sa 131 Chapter Seven: Stories and Dreams 159 Chapter Eight: Endgame: 0 Cemiterio dos Vivos and Claros dos Anjos 179 Conclusion 193 Bibliography 201 Index 213