Figures institutionalized by the Brazilian canon: black man as the person of the national Literature

This essay aims to analyze how blackness is represented in the Brazilian Literary Canon. During the naturalism, some stereotypes were formed. This work intends to discuss the characters that show a prejudiced image of black people and the characters that break the naturalist paradigm.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Girola, Maristela Kirst de Lima, Bayer, Adriana Elisabete
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:letrônica
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/4944
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/letronica/article/view/4944
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Literatura Brasileira
Cânone Literário
Personagens
Negritude
Descripción
Sumario:This essay aims to analyze how blackness is represented in the Brazilian Literary Canon. During the naturalism, some stereotypes were formed. This work intends to discuss the characters that show a prejudiced image of black people and the characters that break the naturalist paradigm.