Casa-Grande, by José de Alencar, and Senzala, by Gilberto Freyre: the Tropicalism as strategy of identity construction

Authors

  • Weslei Roberto Cândido Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM

Keywords:

Tropicalism, José de Alencar, Space in-between, Slaves, Masters

Abstract

This article aims at discussing the dichotomy “The masters and the Slaves” present in the novels by José de Alencar. Both conceptions were made famous by Gilberto Freyre and here are applied to Alencar`s novel in order to demonstrate the presence of the tropicalism in his writings. Through this approach, the intention is to discuss another very important conception for the Latin-American literature: the space in-between, by Silviano Santiago and the way this conception helps to understand better the project for a formation of an American race in Alencar`s narrative.

Author Biography

Weslei Roberto Cândido, Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM

Atualmente é professor adjunto na área de Teoria Literária e Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa da UEM - Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Doutorou-se em Literatura no ano de 2010 pela UNESP de Assis. Também é Editor-Ajdunto da Revista Iluminart do IFSP - Campus Sertãozinho.

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Published

2013-12-11

How to Cite

Cândido, W. R. (2013). Casa-Grande, by José de Alencar, and Senzala, by Gilberto Freyre: the Tropicalism as strategy of identity construction. FronteiraZ. Journal of the Postgraduate Studies in Literature and Literary Criticism Program, (11), 238–255. Retrieved from https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/fronteiraz/article/view/15959

Issue

No. 11 (2013)

Section

Literary Essays

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