The Witch and the Baron: The Witch and the Baron: Reminiscences of Heresy and of the Inquisition in the novella A Feiticeira (The Sorceress), by Antônio Joaquim da Rosa, the Baron of Piratininga
This article aims to analyze the book A Feiticeira (The Sorceress), by 19th-century Romantic writer Antônio Joaquim da Rosa, known as the Baron of Piratininga. This narrative dialogues both with the classical literary tradition and with oral stories from popular sources, as a part of the “Faustian f...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU) |
| Repositorio: | Letras & letras (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.seer.ufu.br:article/70947 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/letraseletras/article/view/70947 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Feiticeira Barão de Piratininga Heresia Inquisição Antônio Joaquim da Rosa Sorceress Baron of Piratininga Heresy Inquisition |
| Sumario: | This article aims to analyze the book A Feiticeira (The Sorceress), by 19th-century Romantic writer Antônio Joaquim da Rosa, known as the Baron of Piratininga. This narrative dialogues both with the classical literary tradition and with oral stories from popular sources, as a part of the “Faustian fabric”, which, in the words of Jerusa Pires Ferreira, is based mainly on diabolical pacts. The countless punishments given to character Cora Mendes, considered a witch and a heretic, can be interpreted as allegories of the Portuguese Inquisition, which used torture and terror as its most cruel mechanisms to control or eliminate its victims. |
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