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Voices from the Past in Lisbon
University of West Florida
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2012
Abstract
"Voices of the Past in Lisbon" presents a mixed genre tribute to Lisbon, Portugal, through creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. The first piece, "Meeting Henry," is an essay about the author's encounter with Henry Fielding and Lisbon as experienced through Fielding's Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon. The author's experiences are juxtaposed with text from Voyage, giving Henry a chance to speak in the present. A poem entitled "Ode to Henry Fielding" is included in the essay. "Fresh Cut Tulips" is a fictional story situated in the British Cemetery, location of Henry Fielding's grave. Past residents of the British community in Lisbon share their lives through epitaphs. A poem of redemption, "When the Light Came In," fuses the past with the present on the site of Our Lady of the Carmo Hill. "Meeting Jose" is a short nonfiction story wherein linguistic bias is revealed and overcome. "Portrait of Lisbon" ties the previous pieces together in poetry and pays tribute to the city that is Lisbon.
Details
- Title
- Voices from the Past in Lisbon
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Contributors
- F. A Josephs (Committee Member) - University of West Florida, College of Arts, Social Sciences, and HumanitiesJonathan T Fink (Committee Chair) - University of West Florida, English
- Publisher
- University of West Florida
- Format
- text
- Number of pages
- 39
- Copyright
- © 2012 Nancy Jane Schrock
- Identifiers
- 99380090735806600
- Academic Unit
- English
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida