ÚRSULA: REPRESENTATIONS OF FEMALE PIONEERING IN BRAZILIAN LITERATURE

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18817/rlj.v6i1.2816

Abstract

Abstract: Úrsula, the novel to be addressed in this essay, was initially published in 1859 and considered the first novel written by a woman in Brazilian literature. It addresses topics such as the situation of black women and men subjected to the slave regime and the position of the women under the patriarchal domination strongly rooted during the 19th century, contributing “to the exposure of a fragmented society full of prejudices”, as it “creates a broad panel of the formation of Brazilian society” (PEREIRA, 2018, p. 10). Throughout the development of this essay, it is verified how the melodramatic mode confirms the narrator's point of view.

Keywords: Úrsula. Patriarchy. Abolitionism. Feminine pioneering. Melodramatic mode.

Author Biography

José Luiz Matias, UFF

Especialista em Literatura Brasileira pela pela Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). 

Mestre em Literatura Brasileira pela UERJ.

Doutor em Estudos de Literatura pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).

Co-autor do livro Escritas do contemporâneo: foco em ficções.

Revisor de livros e trabalhos acadêmicos. 

Published

2022-07-28

How to Cite

MATIAS, J. L. ÚRSULA: REPRESENTATIONS OF FEMALE PIONEERING IN BRAZILIAN LITERATURE. JUÇARA LANGUAGE JOURNAL, [S. l.], v. 6, n. 1, p. 682–701, 2022. DOI: 10.18817/rlj.v6i1.2816. Disponível em: https://ppg.revistas.uema.br/index.php/jucara/article/view/2816. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

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Artigos - TEMÁTICA LIVRE