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dc:title Broken
dc:creator Maria Manuel Lisboa
dc:subject Illness and creativity;Disability studies;Mental health in art;Chronic illness;Gender and illness;Transnational literature
dc:description 'Broken: Illness and Disability in Antônio Francisco Lisboa, Camilo Castelo Branco, Clarice Lispector, Victor Willing, Paula Rego and Ana Palma' traces the lives and works of six major artists and writers from Portugal, Brazil, and Britain through the lens of 'being broken'—in body, mind, or both. Spanning from the eighteenth century to the present, the volume explores how sociopolitical and somatic factors such as mental illness, psychological abuse, arthritis, genital mutilation, and multiple sclerosis shaped their creativity, while also reflecting broader national, social, sexual, and political pressures.  
 
Engaging both literature and visual art, the book offers an original and provocative perspective that unsettles conventional narratives of health, gender, and identity in Lusophone and transnational contexts.  
 
By situating canonical figures alongside emerging voices, 'Broken' bridges generations and disciplines, revealing how art and fiction transform experiences of illness and disability into critical insights on society, history, and power.
dc:date 2025-12-10T08:06:06Z
dc:rights ©2025 Maria Manuel Lisboa, CC BY-NC 4.0
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TOC Outline

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Author’s Biography
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. A Note on Texts, Translations and Images
  10. Introduction: Faulty Merchandise
  11. 1. Little Cripples: Antônio Francisco Lisboa (‘O Aleijadinho’)
  12. 2. Camilo Castelo Branco’s A brasileira de Prazins: ‘When in Danger or in Doubt, Run in Circles, Scream and Shout’1
  13. 3. ‘I Know Where You Were Last Night’:1 Clarice Lispector or When Stars Become Supernovas
  14. 4. Victor Willing: Being There
  15. 5. Paula Rego: A Brick through a Window Never Comes with a Love Note1
  16. 6. Menstrous/Monstrous: Bleeding, Amenorrhea and Feminine Hygiene in the Art of Ana Palma and Paula Rego1
  17. INTERVIEWS AND RECOLLECTIONS
  18. Interview with Lila Nunes
  19. Interview with Ana Palma
  20. In memoriam: Paula Rego and the Stories Left Untold
  21. Index
  22. About the Team
  23. This book need not end here…
  24. You may also be interested in:
  25. Back cover

Headings Outline

  • BROKEN
  • Broken
    • Illness and Disability in Antônio Francisco Lisboa, Camilo Castelo Branco, Clarice Lispector, Victor Willing, Paula Rego and Ana Palma
      • Maria Manuel Lisboa
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Author’s Biography
  • List of Illustrations
  • A Note on Texts, Translations and Images
  • Introduction: Faulty Merchandise
    • Works Cited
  • 1. Little Cripples: Antônio Francisco Lisboa (‘O Aleijadinho’)
    • Introduction
      • ***
    • The Aleijadinho: The Man, His Body and His Work
    • Monstrously Unwell: Illness, Badness and Deformity
    • All This and Black Too: The Question of Race
    • The Baroque in Brazil
      • ***
    • Conclusion
      • I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
    • Works Cited
  • 2. Camilo Castelo Branco’s A brasileira de Prazins: ‘When in Danger or in Doubt, Run in Circles, Scream and Shout’1
    • Introduction
      • ***
    • New Historicism: A Context beyond the Text
    • Auto-national Psychography
    • It’s a Mad, Mad World
    • An Ideal Home for Lunatics: A brasileira de Prazins
    • All at Sea
    • Louc[a] porque quis grandeza…11
    • What’s What?
    • Crazy Love Oitocentista-Style: Amor de Alucinação
    • Honest to God
      • ***
    • Conclusion
    • Works Cited
  • 3. ‘I Know Where You Were Last Night’:1 Clarice Lispector or When Stars Become Supernovas
    • Introduction
      • ***
    • The Games She Played
    • What Wo(men) Want
    • An Apple a Day
    • A Rose by Any Other Name Would Be as Mad
    • Barren or grávida de futuro8? Macabéa and the Stars
    • ‘Killing Must Feel Good to God. He Does It All the Time’10
    • Rodrigo, Power and Language: ‘The Things that You’re Liable to Read in the Bible’
    • The Double-edged Blade of Language
    • Identifying with Her: A Pathological Co-dependency?
      • Letting Go: Dis-identifying from Her
        • Visible Women: So Who Has the Power Now?
    • Sim ou Não?16 ‘That of Which We Cannot Speak, We Must Pass over in Silence’17
    • Conclusion
    • Works Cited
  • 4. Victor Willing: Being There
    • Introduction
      • ***
    • What’s Left Behind?
    • The Sound of Silence: Quem Vive?2
    • The Art of Not Being There
    • This is the Devil that Rides Me
    • We Are the Dead
    • Why Imagine the Inevitable? ‘Reality Does Not Need Me’
    • Disease Is an Art (Like Everything Else)
    • All the Unhealthy People: Where Does It Hurt?
    • Regardless: No Country for Old Men
    • This Used to Be Me (or: exeunt pursued by a bear)
      • ***
    • Conclusion
    • Works Cited
  • 5. Paula Rego: A Brick through a Window Never Comes with a Love Note1
    • Introduction
    • Handmaids with a Difference: Who Broke This?
    • Judith’s Sword
    • Delilah’s Scissors
    • A Girl’s Best Friend
    • Girls Are Not Boys
    • Mother, Mother, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
    • The Savage Breast
    • Mothers, Mothers, Everywhere (and Lots of Blood to Drink)
    • The Wrath of (M)others
      • ***
    • Conclusion
    • Works Cited
  • 6. Menstrous/Monstrous: Bleeding, Amenorrhea and Feminine Hygiene in the Art of Ana Palma and Paula Rego1
    • Introduction
      • ***
    • Visible/Speakable
    • Felix Culpa: The Rule That the Exception Proved
    • Beauty Bare
    • Barren Women: Another Kind of Curse
    • Natural Woman or Forever a Loser?
    • It Never Rains But It Pours: Rivers of Blood
    • The Female of the Species
    • Ana Palma: All by Herself
    • The End of the World
    • Persephone and Demeter: Seasonal Deaths/Re-Births Foretold
    • Conclusion
    • Works Cited
  • Interviews and Recollections
  • Interview with Lila Nunes
    • Reference
  • Interview with Ana Palma
    • Websites
  • In memoriam: Paula Rego and the Stories Left Untold
    • Helder Macedo(Translated by Maria Manuel Lisboa)
  • Index
  • About the Team
  • This book need not end here…
    • Share
    • Donate
    • We invite you to connect with us on our socials!
    • Read more at the Open Book Publishers Blog
  • You may also be interested in:
  • Contents
    • Landmarks

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A 19th-century Harper’s Bazar illustration depicting the story of Bluebeard; a woman opens a forbidden door to discover a row of severed heads and headless bodies behind a screen. N/A N/A N/A ch5.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container120]/290/2[Container109]/2) N/A
A minimal line drawing of a tall bearded man standing still while a woman in a long dress adjusts the belt of his tunic, the figures rendered simply against a blank white background. N/A N/A N/A ch5.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container120]/302[table034]/4/2/2/2/2) N/A
A dramatic pastel scene of a woman in a red dress looming over a reclining man dressed in dark clothing, prodding him with a long forked tool as he lies on a blanket on the floor. N/A N/A N/A ch5.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container120]/350[table035]/4/2/2/2/2) N/A
A pastel portrait of a woman seated on a swivel chair wearing a red dress, matching hat, and fur stole, holding a small black dog in her lap and gazing pensively to the side. N/A N/A N/A ch5.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container120]/354[table036]/4/2/2/2/2) N/A
A monochrome etching depicting a young girl in a white dress standing solemnly beside the nude body of a deceased woman laid out on a bed, while an older seated woman stitches cloth, all set against a dark, textured background. N/A N/A N/A ch5.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container120]/366[table037]/4/2/2/2/2) N/A
A black‑and‑white print showing a woman tightly embracing a limp child while another child slumps at her feet, with stormy skies and coarse vegetation heightening the scene’s emotional tension. N/A N/A N/A ch5.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container120]/390[table038]/4/2/2/2/2) N/A
A night-time scene featuring an angelic figure with white wings supporting a woman in a blue dress who lies limp on the ground, with two cows watching from the darkness behind them. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/54[table039]/4/2/2/2/2) N/A
A protester holding a handmade sign with a red circle and slash over a coat hanger symbol, and the message ‘We won’t go back’, symbolising resistance to abortion restrictions. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/148/2[Container124]/2) N/A
A painting of a woman lying on a sofa in a sparsely furnished room, legs bent and underwear lowered, with personal belongings scattered nearby and a sense of vulnerability emphasised by the stark setting. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/154[table040]/4/2/2/2/2) N/A
A realistic pastel portrait of a woman seated on a bed with her legs apart, wearing a blue dress and a red headscarf, looking directly at the viewer with an expression of exhaustion and defiance, with a bowl placed beneath the bed. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/158[table041]/4/2/2/2/2) N/A
A pastel painting of a kneeling woman in a golden gown with large white wings folded behind her, her head bowed onto her hands, as another woman in dark clothing sits turned away on a green hillside beneath a purple sky. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/206[table042]/4/2/2/2/2) N/A
An anatomical drawing showing the human spine and uterus, rendered in delicate lines with soft pink and blue tones, symbolising the intersection of anatomy and femininity. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/228/2[Container131]/2) N/A
A detailed graphite and paint artwork showing two human hands placed over a skull, with expressive red and white brushstrokes creating a visceral emotional atmosphere. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/236/2[Container132]/2) N/A
A minimalist line drawing of a mother breastfeeding her child, created with fine black lines and soft pink shading, evoking tenderness and maternal connection. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/244/2[Container133]/2) N/A
A watercolour illustration of a yellow and black beetle viewed from above, with purple vertical lines creating a structured, scientific aesthetic. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/254/2[Container134]/2) N/A
A detailed pencil portrait of a woman with short hair, set against a turquoise abstract background with organic leaf-like shapes, blending realism and stylised elements. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/260/2[Container135]/2) N/A
A monochrome portrait of a woman rendered in shades of grey, featuring an unfinished sketch of a large beetle over her neck and a bold red backdrop accentuating the composition. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/276/2[Container136]/2) N/A
An artistic drawing of a large brown beetle on a deep red background, with geometric yellow lines accentuating its form, combining natural detail with modern graphic elements. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/282/2[Container137]/2) N/A
A drawing of woman with confident posture, layered with drawings of beetles and text, blending realism, anatomical motifs, and expressive colour fields of teal. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/290/2[Container138]/2) N/A
A pencil sketch of a woman’s face with a serious expression, featuring red handwritten text and a red line extending from her mouth down her neck, conveying a sense of urgency or pain. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/316/2[Container139]/2) N/A
Expressive sketch of a seated female figure drawn in pencil, with a thin red vertical line dividing her face and body symmetrically. The figure appears skeletal and intense, with detailed facial features and loose, flowing hair. A pomegranate, rendered in red and pink watercolour, rests between her legs, aligning with the red line that drips through the composition. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/320/2[Container140]/2) N/A
Marble inlay artwork on a cathedral floor depicting the Cumaean Sibyl, a prophetic figure from classical mythology, shown as a woman in flowing robes with one arm extended holding a scroll inscribed with Latin text. The figure is rendered in white and brown tones against a dark stone background, bordered by marble tiles and cordoned off with a red rope. N/A N/A N/A ch6.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container142]/340/2[Container141]/2) N/A
Bluesky Logo N/A N/A N/A donate.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/4[Container157]/2/4/2/2/2) N/A
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Featured book cover N/A N/A N/A further-reading.xhtml#epubcfi(/4[Lisboa-0500-Dec10]/2[Container167]/10/4/2[Container166]/2) N/A
Back cover: Broken by Maria Manuel Lisboa. N/A N/A N/A back-cover.xhtml#epubcfi(/4/2/2) N/A

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