IS MACHADO DE ASSIS A HISTORIAN? THE CHRONICLES “A SEMANA” AND MEMORIES OF SLAVERY, REPUBLIC AND CANUDOS

Born as a feuilleton, the chronicle of the nineteenth century approached the most diverse topics, from trivial to serious from unimportant to more serious events. For a long time, Machado de Assis was misunderstood by his readers and a large number of reviewers dedicated to his work, because they ha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Oliva, Osmar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
Repositorio:Matraga (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br:article/22609
Acceso en línea:https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/matraga/article/view/22609
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:crônica
Machado de Assis
recepção
literatura
história.
chronicle
reception
literature
history.
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Sumario:Born as a feuilleton, the chronicle of the nineteenth century approached the most diverse topics, from trivial to serious from unimportant to more serious events. For a long time, Machado de Assis was misunderstood by his readers and a large number of reviewers dedicated to his work, because they had difficulty to find political engagement or concern in the production of this author. The Chronicles of “A Semana”, however, reveal not only an intense reflection on the important events of the nineteenth-century Brazil but also the development of narrative construction techniques like a mosaic, which thinking appears fragmented in various subjects which deal with the writer.