Helen Caldwell
Encyclopedia
Helen Caldwell is a scholar and Brazilianist
from California
. Her work focuses on the 19th century Brazil
ian writer Machado de Assis. She completed the first English translation of Dom Casmurro
, published in 1953. Her most famous work is Machado de Assis: The Brazilian Master and His Novels (University of California, Los Angeles, 1970).
Brazilianist
Brazilianist typically is a non-Brazilian scholar, usually but not exclusively from North America, who specializes in studying, researching, teaching and publishing about Brazilian history, geography, culture, politics and/or language.There is great diversity of interests amongst Brazilianists...
from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Her work focuses on the 19th century Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian writer Machado de Assis. She completed the first English translation of Dom Casmurro
Dom Casmurro
Dom Casmurro, written by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, was first published in Brazil in 1899. Like The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas and Quincas Borba, both by Machado de Assis, it is a masterpiece of realist literature. It is written as a fictional memoir by a distrusting, jealous husband...
, published in 1953. Her most famous work is Machado de Assis: The Brazilian Master and His Novels (University of California, Los Angeles, 1970).