"In the ambition of cycles: a reading of the novels A mão e a luva, by Machado de Assis and Sonhos d´ouro, by José de Alencar."

• Grant number: 15/15400-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: October 01, 2016
• End date: August 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Brazilian Literature
• Principal Investigator: Jefferson Cano
• Grantee: Priscila Salvaia
• Host Institution: Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem (IEL). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Separated by a short period of time, the novels Sonhos d'ouro (1872), by José de Alencar and A mão e a luva (1874), by Machado de Assis, converge when dealing with the theme of social ambition amidst an historical scenario marked by the liberal ideal. In this project we suggest a reading of these works, relating each other in their similarities and disparities, and taking care to constantly insert them into the intellectual debates identified in the press of that time. Along the way, we intend to investigate the possible dialogues, borrowing and reciprocity that might have influenced the authors' experiences. And more specifically, we'll tackle the conception of Guiomar character's profile, whose fate is marked by the desire to rise.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SALVAIA, Priscila. In the cycles of ambition: a rereading of the novels Sonhos d'ouro [Dreams of gold] (1872), by José de Alencar, and A mão e a luva [The hand and the glove] (1874), by Machado de Assis, through the pages of the nineteenth century press. 2019. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem Campinas, SP.