Um porto para Elizabeth Bishop

Um porto para Elizabeth Bishop

by Marta Góes

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Monologue about American poet Elizabeth Bishop, who lived in Brazil between 1952 and 1967. First performed at the Festival de Teatro de Curitiba in April 2001.

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  1. 1

    How does Marta Góes use the monologue format to capture the internal world and poetic voice of Elizabeth Bishop compared to a traditional narrative biography?

  2. 2

    Given that Bishop spent fifteen transformative years in Brazil, how does the play portray the tension between being an observer versus truly belonging to a foreign culture?

  3. 3

    In what ways does the Brazilian landscape—its nature, climate, and culture—function almost like a character in shaping Bishop’s emotional and creative life during her time there?

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