Afrânio Coutinho

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Portrait of Afrânio Coutinho

Afrânio Coutinho (March 15, 1911 – August 5, 2000) was a Brazilian

essayist.[1] He encouraged the rise of the "New Criticism" in Brazil of the 1950s.[2] Coutinho edited the Portuguese version of Reader's Digest as well as several reference works on Brazilian literature. He also taught literature at several universities.[3]

Works

References

  1. ^ "Afrânio Coutinho". Academia Brasileira de Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
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  3. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    . Retrieved 2022-08-29.