Female characters in the skeptical fiction of Machado de Assis

This paper aims to present the role of female characters in the skeptical fiction of Machado de Assis. We take as a basis the interpretation of José Raimundo Maia Neto. According to the author, this skeptical fiction presents the development of a narrator throughout Machado’s fiction. The article is...

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Autor: Benevides Soares, Daniel
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Argumentos : Revista de Filosofia (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/61508
Acesso em linha:http://periodicos.ufc.br/argumentos/article/view/61508
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Machado de Assis. Personagens femininas. Ceticismo.
Machado de Assis. Female characters. Skepticism.
Descrição
Resumo:This paper aims to present the role of female characters in the skeptical fiction of Machado de Assis. We take as a basis the interpretation of José Raimundo Maia Neto. According to the author, this skeptical fiction presents the development of a narrator throughout Machado’s fiction. The article is divided into three parts. In the first, the type of skepticism present in Machado’s work according to Maia Neto is presented in its most important elements. In the second, the comprehensive meanings of female characters in this context are discussed in general. In the third, some of the Machado’s characters are analyzed individually.