| Brazil Through the Eyes of William James: Letters, Diaries, and Drawings, 1865-1866, Bilingual Edition/Edição Bilíngue Bilingual Edition Contributor(s): James, William (Author), Machado, Maria Helena P. T. (Editor), Monteiro, John M. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674021339 ISBN-13: 9780674021334 Publisher: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American S OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2006 Annotation: interest to both William James scholars and Brazilian studies experts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American - Travel | South America - General |
| Dewey: 918.1 |
| LCCN: 2006045277 |
| Series: David Rockefeller Center Series on Latin American Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 8.42" W x 10.06" (1.72 lbs) 230 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1865, twenty-three-year-old William James began his studies at the Harvard Medical School. When he learned that one of his most esteemed professors, Louis Agassiz, then director of the recently established Museum of Comparative Zoology, was preparing a research expedition to Brazil, James offered his services as a voluntary collector. Over the course of a year, James kept a diary, wrote letters to his family, and sketched the plants, animals, and people he observed. During this journey, James spent time primarily in Rio de Janeiro, Belem, and Manaus, and along the rivers and tributaries of the Amazon Basin. This volume is a critical, bilingual (English-Portuguese) edition of William James's diaries and letters and also includes reproductions of his drawings. This original material belongs to the Houghton Archives at Harvard University and is of great interest to both William James scholars and Brazilian studies experts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Machado, Maria Helena P. T.: - Maria Helena P. T. Machado is Professor of History at the University of São Paulo. |