The time of revolutions in the context of Tacitism: notes on the first English translation of the Annals

In this article we analyze some themes related to Tacitism as a political and historiographical language available to signify the profound changes experienced by the Portugal and Brazil between 1808 and 1830. Special attention is given to establishing the conditions of production of the first Englis...

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Author: Araujo, Valdei Lopes de
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2010
Country:Brasil
Institution:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repository:Estudos Ibero-Americanos
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/8767
Online Access:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/iberoamericana/article/view/8767
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Tacitism
Historiography
Independence of Brazil
Tacitismo
Historiografía
Independencia de Brasil
Historiografia
Independência do Brasil
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Summary:In this article we analyze some themes related to Tacitism as a political and historiographical language available to signify the profound changes experienced by the Portugal and Brazil between 1808 and 1830. Special attention is given to establishing the conditions of production of the first English translation of the Annals of Tacitus, translated by Jose Liberato Freire de Carvalho between 1811 and 1813 and published between 1820 and 1830.