Between “Founding Text” And “Literary Prank”: Reasoning The Roots Of Nísia Floresta’s <i>Direitos Das Mulheres E Injustiça Dos Homens</i>

Charlotte Hammond Matthews

doi:10.21471/jls.v8i0.99

Between “Founding Text” And “Literary Prank”: Reasoning The Roots Of Nísia Floresta’s <i>Direitos Das Mulheres E Injustiça Dos Homens</i>

Charlotte Hammond Matthews University of Edinburgh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21471/jls.v8i0.99

Keywords: Mary Wollstonecraft, Brazil, Nineteenth Century, Feminism, Translation

Abstract

This article highlights the polemic surrounding the origins of the Brazilian writer Nísia Floresta’s first publication, Direitos das Mulheres e Injustiça dos Homens. It challenges some of the widely differing claims that have been made for the text, and considers the impact of this question on a wider evaluation of Floresta’s work.

Published

2010-10-27

Issue

Vol 8 (2010): ellipsis

Section

Articles

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