O Alencar, José Martiniano de 1829-1877 creator text utu 2022 monographic pt 1 online resource : multiple file formats "O Guarany: romance brazileiro, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by José Martiniano de Alencar is a Brazilian novel first published in 1857. Set in 1604 colonial Brazil, it follows Peri, a noble indigenous Goitacá warrior who serves a Portuguese family living in a remote castle-like settlement. When the adventurer Loredano infiltrates the household and plots to kidnap the lord's daughter Cecília, whom Peri devotedly protects, tensions escalate. This foundational Romantic work blends adventure, violence, and eroticism while exploring themes of freedom, indigenous identity, and Brazilian independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guarani Release date is 2022-03-28 Laura Natal Rodrigues and Kristen Carmean (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) Originally published: Brazil: B. L. Garnier, 1883 Brazilian fiction -- 19th century PQ Brazil: B. L. Garnier, 1883 https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011696100 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67725 https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011696100 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67725 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134550.0 67725