A Literatura de cordel portuguesa

  1. Carlos Nogueira 1
  1. 1 Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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    Universidade Nova de Lisboa

    Lisboa, Portugal

    ROR https://ror.org/02xankh89

Revista:
eHumanista: Journal of Iberian Studies

ISSN: 1540-5877

Ano de publicación: 2012

Volume: 21

Páxinas: 195-222

Tipo: Artigo

Outras publicacións en: eHumanista: Journal of Iberian Studies

Resumo

This article analyzes the literary, linguistic, historical and cultural elements that define the genre known as literatura de cordel (chapbooks, cordel literature): the intertwining of orality and literacy, the mixing of popular vs. learned culture, the relationship between text and images; as well as the material and practical aspects of these chapbooks, such as number of copies printed per edition, the intended audience and readership, the bookshops where these prints could be acquired, their topics and style, etc