The counselor’s aporia: the end of the chronicler Machado de Assis

On 28th February 1897, Machado de Assis leaves the “Gazeta de Notícias”, closing a period of thirty-eight years of regular colaboration with the city’s press. His leaving is enigmatic and has been interpreted in various ways by the literary studies. This article aims to discuss the reasons which led...

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Autor: França, Júlio
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
Repositorio:Matraga (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br:article/27894
Acesso em linha:https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/matraga/article/view/27894
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:19th Century
Brazilian Literature
Machado de Assis
Cronica.
Século XIX
Literatura Brasileira
Crônica.
Descrição
Resumo:On 28th February 1897, Machado de Assis leaves the “Gazeta de Notícias”, closing a period of thirty-eight years of regular colaboration with the city’s press. His leaving is enigmatic and has been interpreted in various ways by the literary studies. This article aims to discuss the reasons which led Machado to abandon the crônica and also demonstrate that some features of this type of writing had a direct influence in the production of his three last novels, published after February 1897.