Tagus Press

Tagus Press is the publishing arm of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, a multidisciplinary international studies and outreach unit dedicated to the study of the language, literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world. Recognized as a leader in bringing Portuguese literature, history, and culture to an English-speaking audience, Tagus Press's groundbreaking translations and journals address both Portuguese life abroad and in the United States.

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Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies

Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies (PLCS) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed online journal that publishes original research related to the literatures and cultures of the diverse communities of the Portuguese-speaking world from a broad range of academic, critical and theoretical approaches.

Journal Editors: Mario Pereira, Anna M. Klobucka, Isabel P. B. Fêo Rodrigues

Book Review Editor: Fernando Beleza

Editorial Board: Ana Paula Ferreira, Cristiana Bastos, Phillip Rothwell

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Adamastor Series

Adamastor Book Series, named for the mythological character invented by Camões in the Renaissance epic The Lusiads, is dedicated to publishing both translations of important works from the Portuguese language and essays on Lusophone literatures and cultures.

Series Editor: Victor K. Mendes and Ricardo Vasconcelos

Editorial Board: Hilary Owen, Victoria Saramago, Richard Zenith

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Portuguese in the Americas Series

The Portuguese in the Americas Series aims to contribute to the growing field of Portuguese-American Studies. The Series documents the variety and complexity of the Portuguese-American experience by publishing works in the social sciences, history and literature.

Series Editors: Francisco Cota Fagundes and Ricardo Rosa

Editorial Board: Frank Sousa, Irene de Amaral, Luciano Tosta, Dulce Scott, José Carlos Teixeira, Miguel Moniz, Antonio Ladeira

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Brazilian Literature in Translation Series

The series publishes translations of classic and contemporary works of Brazilian literature with an emphasis on contemporary authors.

Series Editors: Dário Borim & Cristina Mehrtens

Editorial Board: Bela Feldman-Bianco, Lilianfontes Moreira, Robert Moser, Vivaldo Andrade dos Santos

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Classic Histories from the Portuguese-Speaking World in Translation

Series Editors: Timothy J. Coates & Timothy D. Walker

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Bellis Azorica Book Series

The Bellis Azorica Book Series is dedicated to the literature, culture and history of the Azores. The series focuses on publishing new translations and reissuing out of print translations of classic works of literature, poetry, and essay. The series likewise commissions original works of scholarship and advances research in a number of fields.

Series Editors: Mario Pereira & Onésimo Almeida

Editorial Board: Diniz Borges, Maria do Rosário Girão, Urbano Bettencourt, Vamberto Freitas, Victor Rui Dores

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